Categories DavidTall cow parsley flowering Post author By David Post date 10 July 2011 Cow parsley and related umbellifers are characteristic plants which colonise uncultivated land.
Categories DavidRinglet butterfly Post author By David Post date 9 July 2011 Another species which is supposed to be relatively common, but which I don’t remember ever having noticed before.
Categories DavidBirdsfoot trefoil flowering Post author By David Post date 9 July 2011 The name birdsfoot refers to the appearance of the small pods which will contain the seeds.
Categories DavidGreater knapweed flowering Post author By David Post date 8 July 2011 Greater knapweed flower. This one was near the summit of Barrow Hill, Pensnett.
Categories DavidMoth resting by day Post author By David Post date 8 July 2011 This moth was conspicuous as a dark patch on the bright green leaf.
Categories DavidPeacock butterfly resting Post author By David Post date 8 July 2011 The butterfly was inconspicuous as it fed with its wings folded.