One such record was for this:
Autumn Gentian,
Crwynllys yr hydref
or
Gentianella amarella
Just where we stopped to look at a this geological feature way below us:
Eroded glacial till at Craig y Cilau
The gentian would certainly be expected there - on the tramway in limestone rich grassland below the cliffs - but hasn't actually been officially recorded recently so it was useful to confirm its presence.
Senior Reserve manager, Jon, told me that it "is actually fairly widespread on
the limestone but rarely (easily) visible if there are a lot of sheep
about - for obvious reasons. It appears to be more common than was
previously thought, largely due to a decrease in sheep numbers over the last
few years."
It also occurs at this time of year at Allt Rhongyr BWT reserve and on Gilwern Hill - always on our Limestone band.
We also saw:
It also occurs at this time of year at Allt Rhongyr BWT reserve and on Gilwern Hill - always on our Limestone band.
We also saw:
Dwarf Thistle,
Ysgallen ddigoes
or
Cirsium acaule
and
Fairy Flax,
Llin y tylwyth teg
or
Linum catharticum
And plenty more that I didn't photograph. This picture was taken a while back but from roughly where we saw the Autumn Gentian:
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