Tuesday, 5 May 2020

Photos from my bike ride this morning.




Old cottage, Loose Valley.

Old cottage, Loose Valley.

Boughton church overlooking the Weald.

Boughton church overlooking the Weald.

Fallow deer in the deer park at Boughton.

Fallow deer in the deer park at Boughton.

More deer (a bit far off!).

More deer (a bit far off!).

Yellow chorydalis growing in an old walls



Yellow chorydalis. A common flower growing in old walls & other dry places, it is a native of S. Europe. It has an interesting relationship with ants which are attracted to the seeds because they contain important nutrients. The ants carry the seeds to their nests & in so doing the seeds often get lodged in rocky crevices where they germinate. This ant-assisted seed distribution is known as myrmechocory.

Garlic mustard, a common hedgerow plant

This is garlic mustard which is a common hedgerow plant & the main food plant of orange tip butterfly caterpillars.

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