Very hot and sunny today - everything looking very lush and green.
On the Doghouse range I managed to find another of the rare Frilford plants - Hoary Cinquefoil. This is another Potentilla and can be identified by the downy white hairs on the back of the leaves and stem. I found it on the left of the range near the car park.
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| Hoary Cinquefoil Potentilla argentia [Doghouse range] |
Easier to spot, the Lupins on the Doghouse range are quite spectacular at the moment.
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| Tree Lupin Lupinus arboreus [Doghouse range] |
There are a couple of species of Sandwort around the course at the moment, these are rather inconspicuous white flowers. Thyme-leaved Sandwort grows to the right of the 15th Red and the much larger Three-nerved Sandwort grows in a few places, including the wood behind the 6th Blue and on the left of the 13th Red.
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| Thyme-leaved Sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia [ 15th Red] |
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| Three-nerved Sandwort Moehringia trinvervia [6th Blue] |
Lesser Stitchwort is fairly common and can be found growing in the rough in various places around the course.
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| Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea [13th Red] |
The next batch of orchids are starting to flower in the damp areas. Common Spotted Orchids are the most frequent around the courses.
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| Common Spotted Orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii [16th Red] |
Yellow Irises are also starting to show, particularly around the pond by the 4th tee on the Blue.
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| Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus [4th Blue] |
Also plenty of insects about at the moment. This Beautiful Demoiselle was on the 4th Blue
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| Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo [4th Blue] |
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| Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines [Doghouse range] |
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| Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas [15th Red] |
Fairly quiet bird-wise. Most seem more focused on feeding their broods than posing for photos, but there are quite a few noisy woodpeckers around.
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| Great-spotted Woodpecker [2nd Blue] |
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