Thursday, June 05, 2014

Cally Woods and Gardens 17th May 2014

Weather forecast for showers, so we met up in Cally Woods near Gatehouse of Fleet for a walk.

1-Cally-Woods

The sun soon came out so dont think we needed our macs!

2 Pete-and-Mike

We soon found the new Rosnes benches so had to try them out!

3-Kirsty

Its great to lay on them and admire the view…

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..this is me…

4-trees

…and this was my view…

5-trees

..great to lay and listen to the birds too!

6-Kirsty

You can find out more about the Rosnes Benches…

7 Rosnes-bench

…and find their locations here

7-Pete

 

8-Kirsty,-Mike-&-Pete

Trying to identify the bird sounds!

9-Water-Avons

Water Avons

10-leafy-lane

Green path

11-weevil

Spotted this weevil..

15-weevil

..it took a liking to Petes trousers!

Common Leaf Weevil (Phyllobius (Phyllobius) pyri)

16-bluebells

Bluebells nearly over with

17-bluebells

 

18-Chrysolina staphylaea

Chrysolina staphylaea

19-Chrysolina staphylaea

 

20-butterfly

 

21-woodland-path

 

22-garlic-path

Wild Garlic or Ramsons line the track

Time for a relaxing stroll around Cally Gardens

23-Cally-gardens

Old gate, Cally Gardens

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26-blue-poppy

 

27-leaves

 

28-iris

 

29-garden-gate

 

30-cally-gardens

 

31-bluebells

Back in Cally Woods

32-stream

Greater Cuckoo Flower…

33-cardamine-raphanifolia

…Cardamine-raphanifolia

34-cardamine-raphanifolia

 

35-bluetits-nest

Spotted this Blue-tits nest after our walk!

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