Apple blossom

Apple blossom

by | Apr 21, 2021 | Nature, Plants

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

by | Apr 21, 2021 | Nature, Plants

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

by | Apr 21, 2021 | Nature, Plants

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
Melancholoy Thistle

Melancholoy Thistle

by | Apr 20, 2021 | Nature, Plants

This spectacular plant is one of teh highlights of the riverbank in the higher part of the dale’s catchment. They are particularly abundant along the headwaters of the Yore and the Tees; where there are some extensive fields of the teh brilliant purple flowers....
Short Line Flyfishing
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