Seeing the Changes 50

Autumn appears to be here. Bright, still days with the threat of frost at night. In Gorseinon, the Black bryony (Tamus communis) is heavily in fruit and Speckled wood butterflies (Pararge aegeria) are still in flight. In Bynea and Loughor, a surprising number of plants are in flower (not for the first time) including Bramble (Rubus fructicosus), Hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium), Traveller's joy (Clematis vitalba), Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum), Ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare), Michaelmas daisy (Aster spp), Common toadflax (Linaria vulgaris), Gorse (Ulex europaeus), White clover (Trifolium repens), Red clover (Trifolium pratense), Black meddick (Medicago lupulina), Rosebay willowherb (Chamerion angustifolium), Marsh hawksbeard (Crepsis paludosa), Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense), Meadow buttercup (Ranunculus acris), Ribbed melilot (Melilotus officinalis), White melilot (Melilotus alba), Hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum), Common ragwort (Senecio jacabaea), Tufted vetch (Vicia cracca), Sneezewort (Achilles ptarmica) and Red campion (Silene dioica). There are also numbers of a yellow crucifer possibly Sea radish (Rhaphanus maritimus) as well as a white counterpart. Unidentified white and yellow umbellifers are also very evident.