A Floral Walk By The Riverbank

Nothing gets me more excited than exploring somewhere new and on a bright sunny day i went to a little place that i have driven past many times but never explored ,there is very limited parking but as i was to find the scenery and the wild flowers were outstanding.

You park your car on the opposite side of the road to this sign.

This is the footpath you follow.

This must have been a special place for some young man.

A view up river.

The river Brock going over a weir.

There is a good path all along the walk and the banks on either side of you are smothered with all types of wild flowers .

Ramsons or Wild Garlic .
The banks on both sides had the most amazing display of these pungent and delicious wild plants and on a warmer day the insect life must be amazing.

Welsh Poppy.

Honesty.
This is a wonderful purple flower that is all around the hedgerows at the moment.

Lords and Ladies flower.

Sweet Cicley not to be confused with cow parsley or the  deadly Hemlock.

Dog Violet.

Butter bur.

Red Dead Nettle.

Sorrel.

Garlic Mustard.

Purple Vetch.
There were so many more including Bluebells,lesser Celandine,and some species i had never seen before that i am looking up and researching at the moment, as i mentioned before there were was some good insects around but there will be even more as the weather starts to warm up here are a few examples of what i found on the day.

A beautiful Mayfly.

Hover fly.

This unusual fly had a huge nose and bright red abdomen.

Orange Tip Butterfly.
This butterfly tends to come out and last as long as the Mayflowers are out as its where the plain white female of the species lays its eggs more of this in the next few weeks as i focus on our butterflies.
When you reach the end of the walk it opens out to a pretty orchard with picnic area and seats you will also find a sign that explains all about the area.

This is a nice easy walk but be aware that the railway line runs right past the end so a noisy train might go past, the bird life as you can imagine with all the insects was pretty special as well birds seen and heard included
Swift
Swallow
Goldfinch
Carrion Crow
Wood Pigeon
Dipper
Grey Wagtail
Pheasant
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Long tailed Tits
Blue Tits
Chaffinch
Jay
Magpie
Kestrel.
So if you get the chance please go on this delightful walk, and if you are too far away i hope you have enjoyed this walk by the riverside, next week we will explore the wonderful world of crabs and their amazing life cycle take care and keep your eyes open Nature Man Andy.