Old Railway Cutting Walk

At the weekend, Andy M took a walk along the Old Railway Cutting and really noticed the difference over the last week or two of warm sunny weather, with some rain.

Most obviously, the Hawthorn was in full and brilliant bloom, and the grasses and flowers had grown up considerably.  The Parsley was head-and-shoulders above everything else, the Cowslip, Speedwell continued to flower, and a few Red Dead-Nettle, Buttercup and White Campion were starting to appear.  In the shade, the Forget-me-Not seemed to shine out from under the Garlic Mustard.  The Cow Parsley was also in full bloom nearby along Chalky Road and the Buttercups and Daises covered one of the meadows.

A Lesser Whitethroat was singing at the far end of the railway cutting, the male Chaffinch and male Yellowhammer were both looking resplendent in the sun, and a Grey Squirrel was sitting very still (in full view) but still hoping not to be noticed!

Hawthorn

Hawthorn

the rapidly growing Parsley plants

 Cowslip

Cowslip

Buttercup

White Campion

 Red Dead-Nettle

Speedwell

Forget-me-not and Garlic Mustard

 Forget-me-not 

 Cow Parsley

 Cow Parsley (along Chalky Road)

 Buttercups and Daisies (on the LSA)

Lesser Whitethroat

 Yellowhammer

 Chaffinch

Grey Squirrel