One theme though is our repeated encounters with flowers that seem to be relishing this spring.
Just in the Range
We ventured into the SENTA range again (always with permission) but for operational reasons had to cancel our intended wet meadow and substituted a deep stream gorge. It was very productive botanically and it made our shortest walk for some time. Several hours of effort clocked up less reported activity on my Smartphone than a walk to the shops in Hay, This wasn't true...
Water Avens,
Mapgoll glan y dŵr
or
Geum rivale
Thyme-leaved Speedwell,
Rhwyddlwyn dail teim
or
Veronica serpyllifolia
Henallt Common
An early visit to fill the list of this botanically rich gem just above Hay.
Hairy Lady's-mantle, or Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita
The displays of Sanicle were enchanting
Sanicle, Clust yr arth or Sanicula europaea
Pont ar Wysg
A long walk right on the border with Carmarthenshire just south of the Usk Reservoir.
Colt's-foot,
Carn yr ebol
or
Tussilago farfara
Barbara told is these are static "houses" for a type of Caddisfly - abundant in the Nant Tarw
An old sheepfold that furnished one fern record to add to the list.
And on the journey back great Bluebell displays.
Bluebell,
Clychau’r gog
or
Hyacinthoides non-scripta
More pictures from Sue and Paula of the day
Round-leaved Sundew,
Gwlithlys
or
Drosera rotundifolia
Water-milfoil and Fool's water-cress in the Tarw
The only tree we recorded in one of the 1km squares (a Hawthorn)
And Marsh Violet on the way back to the car - another flower we have been seeing practically every outing this spring.
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