pendulous sedge is common to damp woods and streamsides but the flower is striking nevertheless. Yellow archangel (this is a religious time of year for plant names, wood sorrel is often called alleluia ), in the lower 2 pictures, has a very striking landing pad on its lower lip.
oh what fun it is to run around until you misjudge how deep the swamp is. No dogs were harmed in the taking of these photographs which is more than you can say for this monstrosity
the main road into our village (on the horizon) lined with bluebells. There has been a major effort to thin out the hedge trees (a photo in 2004, at the same site looking up the hill is included for comparison) and allow some more light into the lanes. It also allows the double decker buses to travel safely. The chicane in the road tends to keep car speeds to a reasonable level (there is just about room for two medium sized vehicles to pass).
