Saturday, 1 October 2022

Seeing the Changes 1709

Did a 6 k circuit from Loughor to Gorseinon and back. More flowers still evident. Noted Red clover (Trifolium pratense); White clover (Trifolium repens); Butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii); Field rose (Rosa arvense); Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum); Orange hawkweed (Hieracium auranticum); French cranesbill (Geranium endressii); Marsh willowherb (Epilobium palustre); Bramble (Rosa fructicosus); Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica); Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea); Dovesfoot cranesbill (Geranium molle); Wild raddish (Raphanus raphanistrum); Saw wort (Serratula tinctoria) and Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum). There were also items in fruit including alien Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus); Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides); Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) and Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa). A Red admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) sunned itself on Bracken.

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