Wednesday 5 May 2010

A quiet corner of N.W. England

Wed 5th May 2010.
         Last week we spent 5 days in this lovely corner of England  in our motorhome on a small farm site. Most of this countryside lies in Lancashire but it does continue over the border into Cumbria.This is pretty countryside on mainly limestone with its limestone walls, woodland, a network of paths  and quiet country lanes ,a lovely place to discover the abundance of early spring flowers both on foot and by bike. I won't name all the flowers because some of them are common but they were pleasing to the eye after the ravages of winter.

Brackenthwaite Farm


                                   Gait Barrow nature reserve
 The woods in this area were full of Primroses, Cowslips, Wood Anemones, Violets and the first bluebells


               False Oxslip a cross between a Primrose and a Cowslip
                                           Wood Violets
                                        Wood Anemones
                                        Wood Sorrel
                                             Ramsons



Lady's Smock 

   Stitchwort (a plant that needs to grow in grass for support)

                                               Red Campion


And finally the start  of the orchid season, after looking on Arnside knott the orchids had not developed to the flowering stage but over on Warton Crag there were dozens of them in full flower.

                                    Near the top of Arnside Knott
                             Morecambe Bay from Warton Crag

           The first of the this years orchids... The Early Purple Orchid


Finally I think this is a cross with a type of Marsh Orchid the flowers are a different shape




2 comments:

  1. Lovely photos of a beautiful spot David. Haven't been to this locality for a few years but you've prompted me to go back

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  2. Some lovely shots of the area and the flowers.

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