We were at Littleferry again yesterday, a place which is breathtaking in the variety of wildflowers it has to offer. Although the ling is far behind it, the bell heather is now in full bloom and....
The six-spot burnets are still around, in smaller numbers and looking distinctly worn, with spear thistle a popular food host, while....
....there are now little cushions of wild thyme everywhere. However, it was the new flowers which made the walk so enjoyable. They included....
....common toadflax, which looks a bit like a wild snapdragon, and....
....rosebay willowherb, which seemed a bit out-of-place here as I was told long ago that it was called 'fireweed' from its ability to colonise London bomb sites quickly during the blitz.
The delicate Scottish bluebell, or harebell, has appeared in large numbers since our last visit, however....
....it was the flowers which we couldn't identify which were so special, including this delicate four-petalled bloom which is about six inches high, colonies of which were growing in only a couple of places.
A few hours at Littleferry are a tonic for the spirits. We walked very gently through this magic world and only left because we were getting tired and the sun, after early promise, had hidden itself behind clouds, but we have promised ourselves that we must return, perhaps weekly, to watch this place wind itself down into winter.
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