David

Another common hedgerow plant and garden weed.

The field maple flowers are inconspicuous like many trees. The flowers come out at the same time as the leaves.

The leaves of this tree were already showing galls (the raised reddish spots) from the mites which infest them.

The “eye” markings on the wings, supposedly reminiscent of the markings in a peacock’s tail, showed clearly in the bright sunshine.

Growing on damp ground.

Several different types of grasses flowering or coming into flower. The forms of the flowers are very diverse.

All but one of these grasses was spotted on roadside verges during a one hour stroll.