Had a quick walk around some of the Blue this morning in the sunshine and played on the Green this evening.
Came across a new species of damselfly on the pond in front of the 4th tee. There were quite of few of them flying round.
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| Blue-tailed Damselfly (male) Ischnura elegans [4th Blue] |
Both Dog Rose and Honeysuckle are scrambling across the Hedgerow to the left of the 2nd.
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| Dog Rose Rosa canina [2nd Blue] |
I found another Pyramidal Orchid between the 8th and 11th, this time fully in flower, not far from the Southern Marsh Orchids (first photo).
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| Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis [10th Blue] |
In amongst the thick rough there are a few different species of thistle - providing extra incentive to keep the ball on the fairway, particularly if wearing shorts or a skirt. Musk thistle is the one that has large nodding flower heads.
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| Musk Thistle Carduus nutans [12th Blue] |
Welted thistle has smaller flowers and branched stems and lots of spiny wings all the way up the stem.
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| Welted Thistle Carduus crispus [15th Blue] |
Marsh thistle has unbranched stems and a cluster of flowers at the top.
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| Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre [4th Green] |
Meadow Thistle is friendlier and has no harsh spines and a single flower on a long stalk. You can see this growing in the fen around the 4th Green/16th Red.
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| Meadow Thistle Cirsium dissectum [16th Red] |
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