Woodland and a Climb

Walking up to the woods we were going to explore took us through a Glacial meltwater channel (as marked on the Geological Map of the area). Whatever the explanation it was a magical route.

The woodland had more Early Purple Orchids than we nomally see together in Brecknock with 25 in in this small patch:

Early-purple Orchid, Tegeirian coch y gwanwyn or Orchis mascula

Herb Paris was scattered around - even on the path occasionally:

 Herb-paris, Cwlwm cariad or Paris quadrifolia (a five-leaved one in this case)

Yellow Archangel, Marddanhadlen felen or Lamiastrum galeobdolon

A lighter than usual Early Purple:

Early-purple Orchid, Tegeirian coch y gwanwyn or Orchis mascula

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The climb was to The Allt near Llangorse Lake - conditions were poor but I wanted to see an unusual violet that had been spotted up there earlier by Anne - about which more perhaps later in the year. On the way up and then down again we encountered a huge amount of Changing Forget-me-not.

Changing Forget-me-not, Sgorpionllys amryliw or Myosotis discolor subsp. discolor

The views were superb but photography conditions not...

A rather hasty post...