dbarlow: Cabin rocks South Gare, Teesside
dbarlow: Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera) at South Gare, Teesside
dbarlow: Petrorhagia prolifera Proliferous Pink
dbarlow: Having a good preen
dbarlow: Leucanthemum vulgare, the ox-eye daisy
dbarlow: Thrift Sea Pink (Armeria maritima)
dbarlow: Hare's tail grass (Lagurus ovatus)
dbarlow: New kids on the block
dbarlow: Geranium × magnificum and Red-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
dbarlow: Bristly Stonewort (Chara hispida) a stonewort (algae) an interesting find at South Gare, Teesside the first record there since 1897!
dbarlow: A mass of lovely fragrant honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum)
dbarlow: These flowers have been planted but are great for insects
dbarlow: Californian poppy. (Eschscholzia californica) an escapee from a council planting scheme
dbarlow: Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia) another escapee from Stockton council planting scheme
dbarlow: Hieracium pulmonarioides a rare Hawkweed with only three sites in the UK
dbarlow: Rye brome (Bromus secalinus)
dbarlow: Large skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus)
dbarlow: They might be called “Common” Spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) but they are one of the glories of a British summer
dbarlow: Summer meadow, white common spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) bird’s-foot trefoil ( Lotus corniculatus) and tufted vetch (Vicia cracca)
dbarlow: Marsh Fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia densiflora)
dbarlow: Osteospermum species growing wild at South Gare, Teesside
dbarlow: It may be a common weed but Self heal (Prunella vulgaris) can look attractive
dbarlow: Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia)
dbarlow: An interesting alien plant found on Teesside, Purple viper’s bugloss (Echium plantagineum)
dbarlow: Green lacewing possibly Chrysoperla carnea complex (Chrysopidae)
dbarlow: Sea Mayweed. (Tripleurospermum maritimum)
dbarlow: Sea holly (Eryngium maritimum)
dbarlow: "Feed Me" Jackdaw adult and youngster
dbarlow: Female Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) in my garden
dbarlow: An autumnal sight, Epilobium ciliatum American willowherb releasing many seeds to blow in the wind