Our final full day and a return to the Oa in better weather and another look at the orchids...
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| Heath Spotted x Northern Marsh Orchid. |
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| Grass of Parnassus ..looking straight down on it as the light was so bright that without the shade it was too bright to photograph. |
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| Heath Spotted x Northern Marsh Orchid. |
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| Northern Marsh Orchid. |
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| Lesser Butterfly Orchids. |
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| Bog Asphodel. |
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| Heath Spotted x Northern Marsh Orchid. |
As promised a few more pictures from last weekend...
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| Butterwort. |
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| Spring Gentian. |
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| Milkwort. |
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| Globe Flower. |
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| Mountain Pansies ...and below. |
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| Bird's-eye Primrose. |
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| Alpine Bistort. |
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| And moving on up to Cow Green.....Mountain Everlasting. |
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| Spring Sandwort. |
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| Plenty of Bird's-eye Primrose... |
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| ..and couple of white ones. |
While Mossy Saxifrage was the highlight, it was lovely to see these too...
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| A damp Primrose. |
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| Mossy Saxifrage ...and below. |
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| Yes, the photo is the correct way up! |
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| Early Purple Orchids. |
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| Spring Sandwort. |
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| Looking up - Mountain Avens. |
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| And it's in bud. |
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| Closer up. |
I really wanted to see Mossy Campion in flower and it's always hit and miss with flowering times. We hit!
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| In the mist - a clump! |
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| As the weather improved so did the visibility. |
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| Mossy Campion - in the circle. |
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| Three clumps. |
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| Closer ... |
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| Impressive... |
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| Detail. |
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| The largest clump we saw. |
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| Over 100 years old. |
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| A typical view. |
Bog Bean is one of my favourite plants ...
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| In the first dune slack all the Bog Bean flowers were underwater! |
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| Fortunately this one was better! |
With a continuation of the glorious weather, half a day gardening and then a walk down by the river at Hesket Newmarket. We happened to finish our walk at opening time for The Old Crown - what a shame!
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| Rocky heading off - he knows the way! |
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| The Wild Garlic - a few more days and it will be at it's best. |
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| I love the shadows. |
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| Wood Anemones, Bluebells and Garlic. |
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| Meadow Saxifrage. |
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| Toothwort. |
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| Herb Paris. |
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| The river is drying... |
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| Wood Anemones. |
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| Wood Anemones.. |
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| Here he comes.... |
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| And plenty of Bluebells... |
