Andy Shaw has found some wonderful populations of Globeflower on islands in the River Irfon:
Trollius europaeus, Globeflower "in" the River Irfon, A Shaw
One thing we have learnt about Globeflowers is that they are incompatible with sheep. This provides an explanation for these lovely populations.
Moonwort isn't something we see at all often. Bob spotted these on the way down the path we had gone up to Ffynnon y Parc on the back of Hay Bluff. (A new site for the county.)
Botrychium lunaria, Moonwort, R Peat, above the Gospel Pass
Tess and he had found it at Allt Rhongyr a few days before at a site where it was recorded last year. Mike Porter had recorded it there in 1968. So we had to go along this week (we were in the area) to see for ourselves.
Brecknock Botany Group inspect Moonwort at Allt Rhongyr
It is hard to spot - explaining but maybe not excusing the long gap in records!
We went to Penwllt - particularly to investigate dolines (sinkholes) and the quarries in the area - this week - the weather was atrocious but I noticed these Welsh Poppies doing well at Craig y nos car park before the deluge set in.
Papaver cambricum, Welsh Poppy
And we found some quite photogenic (and very pale) Heath Speedwell during another lull in the rain.
Veronica officinalis, Heath Speedwell
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