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335/365 Winter 11

01 Sunday Dec 2019

Posted by sconzani in nature, wildflowers

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#WildflowerHour, #winter10, British wildflowers, winter wildflower challenge, winter wildflowers

I found this week’s blooming wildflowers (for #wildflower and the hunt for the #winter10, plus one!) on a circular walk from Penarth through Cosmeston and back along the coastal path, so there was quite a variation in habitats, from urban to meadow to coastal. Here’s what I found: Bramble species, Bristly ox-tongue, Daisy, Hedge woundwort (a lovely surprise to still find one of these in flower), Herb Robert, Ivy-leaved toadflax, Meadow buttercup, Oxeye daisy, a speedwell species, an umbellifer species, and Yellow-wort.

191201 bramble sp
191201 bristly oxtongue
191201 daisy
191201 hedge woundwort
191201 herb robert
191201 ivy-leaved toadflax
191201 meadow buttercup
191201 oxeye daisy
191201 speedwell sp
191201 umbellifer sp
191201 yellow-wort

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328/365 Winter 10, 2019

24 Sunday Nov 2019

Posted by sconzani in autumn, nature, wildflowers

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#WildflowerHour, #winter10, British wildflowers, wildflowers in bloom

Now that most insects have morphed in to their over-wintering pupae or are hibernating somewhere warm and dark, my eye naturally turns to whatever else I can find in the natural world around me and one of those things is the wildflower. You might think they, also, have faded away but, depending on the weather, there are usually flowers to be found all year round. If you don’t believe me, try following #wildflowerhour on social media, every Sunday night from 8 to 9pm, to see what folks have managed to find for the weekly #winter10 challenge. Here are my finds from this week’s local walks …

191124 bramble sp
191124 common ragwort
191124 daisy
191124 ivy-leaved toadflax
191124 meadow buttercup
191124 meadow cranesbill
191124 red clover
191124 red valerian
191124 stinging nettle
191124 umbellifer sp

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Winter 21!

23 Sunday Dec 2018

Posted by sconzani in flowers, nature, plants, wildflowers

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#WildflowerHour, #winter10, blooming wildflowers, British flora, wildflowers, winter flowers, winter-blooming wildflowers

Well, I have to say I’m really rather pleased, and surprised, with this week’s blooming wildflower finds. I certainly didn’t expect to find Dove’s-foot crane’s-bill (Geranium molle) still flowering at Christmastime, and the Mallow and Red dead nettle were also nice surprises. So, this week I don’t just have Winter 10 for Wildflowerhour, I have Winter 21.

 

Dandelion species
Dandelion species
Daisy
Daisy
Germander speedwell
Germander speedwell
Ivy-leaved crowfoot
Ivy-leaved crowfoot
Common ragwort
Common ragwort
Dove's-foot crane's-bill
Dove’s-foot crane’s-bill
Common knpaweed
Common knpaweed
Buttercup species
Buttercup species
Shepherd's purse
Shepherd’s purse
Bramble species
Bramble species
Red dead nettle
Red dead nettle
Gorse species
Gorse species
Sow thistle
Sow thistle
Mallow species
Mallow species
Red clover
Red clover
Winter heliotrope
Winter heliotrope
Red valerian
Red valerian
Large bindweed
Large bindweed
Thistle species
Thistle species
Spurge species
Spurge species
Yarrow
Yarrow

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Winter 10, week 4

16 Sunday Dec 2018

Posted by sconzani in flowers, nature, wildflowers, winter

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#WildflowerHour, #winter10, British wildflowers, cats, flowering wildflowers, wildflowers, winter flowers, Winter heliotrope

It’s certainly getting a little more difficult now to find any wildflowers in bloom but, tucked away from the prevailing westerlies and battering rain in small sheltered niches, a few wee beauties still persist.

181216 wildflowers (1)
181216 wildflowers (2)

And, of course, the winter-flowering species, like the Winter heliotrope pictured above, are just beginning their flowering period. I managed to find several large swathes of this invasive plant in and around Penarth this week. My other finds are shown below.

181216 wildflowers (3)
181216 wildflowers (4)
181216 wildflowers (5)
181216 wildflowers (6)
181216 wildflowers (7)
181216 wildflowers (8)
181216 wildflowers (9)
181216 wildflowers (10)
181216 wildflowers (11)

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The zigzag winter 10

09 Sunday Dec 2018

Posted by sconzani in flowers, nature, wildflowers, winter

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#WildflowerHour, #winter10, British wildflowers, Penarth, wildflowers, wildflowers blooming in winter, winter flowers, Zigzag path

I’ve blogged previously about the wildflower and invertebrate delights of the local zigzag path that leads from Penarth down the cliffs to Penarth Marina. It’s a path I walk at least once a week so, during Friday’s wander, I decided to see what wildflowers were still in bloom there for this week’s Wildflowerhour and its Winter 10 challenge. And here they are …

181209 bramble
181209 common ragwort
181209 daisy
181209 groundsel
181209 knapweed
181209 mallow sp maybe
181209 sow thistle
181209 thistle
181209 white clover
181209 yarrow

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Winter 10 again

02 Sunday Dec 2018

Posted by sconzani in autumn, flowers, nature, wildflowers, winter

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#WildflowerHour, #winter10, British wildflowers, wildflowers, winter wildflower challenge

181202 Dove's-foot crane's-bill

Here are this week’s still-flowering wildflowers for Wildflowerhour’s #Winter10 challenge, found during my perambulations around my local patch. These are (I think): Dove’s-foot crane’s-bill (above), Bush vetch, Common chickweed, Daisy, Herb Robert, Ivy-leaved toadflax, Petty spurge, Red campion, a sowthistle (possibly Smooth sowthistle) (must pay more attention to the leaves next time), and Yellow corydalis.

181202 bush vetch
181202 common chickweed
181202 daisy
181202 herb robert
181202 ivy-leaved toadflax
181202 petty spurge
181202 red campion
181202 smooth sowthistle maybe
181202 yellow corydalis

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Winter 10

25 Sunday Nov 2018

Posted by sconzani in autumn, flowers, nature, plants, wildflowers

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#WildflowerHour, #winter10, British wildflowers, wildflowers, winter wildflower challenge

If you’ve been following for a while, you’ll know I’ve been trying on and off to learn the names of, and a bit more about, the British wildflowers I find on my meanderings. And, to that end, I follow a weekly happening on Twitter called #wildflowerhour. You can read more about that in my previous blog here. During winter they run a challenge to find and name at least 10 wildflowers each week and share them on social media using the hashtag #winter10.

Blue fleabane

Earlier this week, I decided to see what I could find as I walked firstly through Lavernock Nature Reserve and then homeward through Cosmeston Lakes Country Park. And, er, actually, for this week my hashtag needs to be #winter11. These are they: Blue fleabane, Bramble species, maybe a Hawkbit species, some kind of Buttercup, a Dandelion species, a Daisy and Devil’s-bit scabious, Yellow-wort, a thistley thing and Red clover, and Common ragwort. You can see I’ve still got some learning to do!

Bramble species

181125 some kind of chickweed
181125 some kind of buttercup

181125 dandelion sp

181125 daisy
181125 devils-bit scabious

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181125 knapweed maybe
181125 red clover

181125 common ragwort

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