I had a quick walk around the Green course this morning and played nine holes on the Red this evening. I was pleased to see that Marsh Helleborine have colonised the damp area in from of the stream on the 4th Green. I have not seen them here before and a good outcome for the conservation work carried out in this area.
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| Marsh Helleborine Epipactis palustris [4th Green] |
The Chalk Fragrant Orchids nearby are nearly in flower and a few Pyrimidal Orchids are also appearing around the course.
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| Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis [6th Red] |
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| Chalk Fragrant Orchid Gymnadenia conopsea [16th Red] |
The Tubney range contains a lot of flowers and insects at the moment. Hares-foot Clover grows in prolific quantities. The rather alien-looking Common Cudweed is also common here.
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| Common Cudweed Filago vulgaris [Tubney range] |
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| Hare's-foot Clover Trifolium arvense [Tubney range] |
In amongst the grass there were a lot of Silver-Y Moths - so called because of the inverted Y visible on its wings.
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| Silver Y moth Autographa gamma [Tubney range] |
I was pleased to see a Common Sandpiper on the reservoir. This is the first that I have seen here since the work on the reservoir last year.
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| Common Sandpiper [Reservoir] |
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