Linton Road Stubble Field - 29 September

Pat Daunt led a walk around the field on Linton Road to view the flora growing in the stubble.

Looking East from a point close to the allotments
(towards Hildersham parish)

There was a good display of poppies immediately obvious and many other fine specimens apparent on a closer look. Among them, there were those shown below:

Field Madder

Fools Parsley

Speedwell and Scarlet Pimpernel

Dwarf Spurge

Black Bindweed

Field Poppy (dark)

Black Nightshade

Round-leaved Fluellen

Sharp-leaved Fluellen

Dense-flowered Fumitory

Field Pansy

Field Poppy

Cut-leaved Deadnettle

Night-flowering Catchfly

Field Poppy (pink)

Other plants seen included:
- Field Madder, one only seen, in flower.
- Groundsel, lots of it.
- Common Chickweed, occasional.
- Canadian Fleabane, plenty, scattered, v. variable.
- Scentless Mayweed, v. abundant, some flowers exceptionally large.
- Field Sowthistle, scattered, flowers impressive.

Red Admiral in the High Street

George took this fine picture of a Red Admiral, one of several by the church notice board on the High Street, while taking a dog for a walk on the afternoon of 21 September.

Silver Y moth

This photo of a Silver Y moth (Autographa gamma) was taken by Amanda Hutchings.

Grass Snake eating Toad

Terry Tinkler of Church Close took these photos on 17 August in a High Street garden in Great Abington.

Common Blue

Jennifer too this photo of a Common Blue on the Roman Road on Little Abington section, east of Worsted Lodge, on 14th August. She has as yet seen no Chalkhill Blues on our side of the A11!