Suzannek
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If you have any keen gardeners locally that propagate a lot of plants it might be worth checking to see if they have the Buddleia davidii x globosa hybrids as I'm sure the butterflies would enjoy them and it would give you extra colour in the garden, without you having to buy from a garden centre at an over inflated price. I don't know what happens to the butterflies in Spain you don't see many from July onwards, probably too hot. If I wake up early I take the dog for a long walk, then he'll sleep while I'm getting ready for work. I don't think Commas are plentiful anywhere these days, and we don't help much. We got our Buddleia from our neighbour, we have Roses, Fuchsia, Mint, Lucifers, Yellow Loosestrife, White Campion, Mayweed also growing. A patch of nettles and thistles as well as a bit of long grass. It is a bit of a wild garden, but it a wildlife haven. Both bees and butterflies love it. Suz x
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We only have two Buddleia the purple one was planted last year. The butterflies love it. We even had a Common Blue in our garden on it this year. Not tried those flowers no. If I wake up early hours I have to do something then I can go back to sleep. If I don't I just lie there i loved the Commas particularly, they are uncommon up here and are very hard to photograph
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Went to Low Barns Nature Reserve yesterday as it was a lovely day, really disappointed saw about 3 dragonflies. The butterfly garden had no butterflies, only saw a few Large, Small Whites and Speckled Woods. I came back home and took these in the garden Large White; Commas; Peacock; Red Admiral; Small Tortoiseshell and Painted Ladies
My trip on Widdybank Fell with the botany group last Monday with a final transect of the rare flora of Upper Teesdale. The flora we were looking for which were all present were Bog Asphodel; Alpine Bartsia; Alpine Bistort; Scottish Asphodel; Grass of Parnasus; Globeflower; Deer Grass and Long Stalked Yellow Sedge. Of course there were lots more flora on there including lots of Alpine Eyebrights. Here are a few of the views of Cronkley Fell from Widdybank meadows. I was in shorts and tshirt, everyone else was well wrapped up, saying it was cold
On Sunday I went to Bishop Middleham Quarry Nature Reserve, half an hours drive away. Very difficult to find via sat nav as not on google maps! Anyway some lovely flora growing there with it being part of the Magnesian Limestone grasslands. Fragrant Orchids, Common Centaury and the Dark Red Helleborine loads growing here, . There were also lots of Durham's butterfly Northern Brown Argus, Common Blues and other butterflies none would pose for photos. It is an amazing place. Also usually growing here are Bee, Frog, Spider, Pyramidal, Common and Heath Spotted Orchids
