Marsh Marigold

Marsh Marigold

It’s just a giant buttercup really. But then size does matter; and the marsh marigold is bigger brighter, better. quite a common plant in marshy areas along rivers and elsewhere. Its flowering is quite short lived and peaks at around the same time as the best...
Apple blossom

Apple blossom

Apple blossom doesn’t seem to have quite the iconic appeal of cherry blossom. Perhaps as it appears later in teh year and is lost in the profusion of other flowers. There’s nothing like being first to get attention after all. Or perhaps because the flowers...
Ox-eye daisy

Ox-eye daisy

The ox eye daisy has to be one of the most unmistakeable and spectacular flowers in the English countryside. It’s also a very common plant; forming large drifts along lanes and roadsides. It seems almost too good to be true. Such a big and specular flower must...
Bladder campion

Bladder campion

The bladder campion is not nearly as common as the Red campion. I mostly come across it on shingle gravel banks, where it can be a stunning site with its profusion of showy white flowers.I
A Teviot Torpedo

A Teviot Torpedo

The Teviot is better known for its big grayling than trout, though there are certainly some bog trout as well. This one isn’t the biggest I’ve caught, but it is perhaps in better condition that any trout I’ve ever caught. Not fat, but solid. When I...
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