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A lovely big Bumble bee on the Rosebay Willow Herb down the Gaunless Circular walk on 24.7.15

They are all beautiful mind, the butterflies and bees thought so too ! Suz x

This one was out in the open, just near the Northern Marsh Orchd I posted up earlier near a ditch

Look at it this lovely hybrid of a Common Spotted Orchid and Northern Marsh Orchid, so pretty. Taken along Tees Railway Walk near Romaldkirk in Teesdale on 7 July 2015

Not seen a cuckoo but heard it loads around my area this year after an absence of a few years

Thanks Peter yes am loving life at present. Been walking loads suz x

Meadow Cranesbill, White Campion and Northern Marsh Orchid taken along the Tees Railway Walk a couple of weeks ago

Red Admiral Butterfly; Dame Violets; Meadow Brown butterfly; Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly and Common Spotted Orchid

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A couple of flowers I took on Cockfield Fell which is about a mile and a half from where I live. Both flowers are miniature as they are subject to sheep grazing/rabbits and the windswept wild weather. Heath Milkwort and Lousewort. Lousewort is a parasitic plant which feeds on other plants such as heather and lichen 20150628_202402.jpg 20150614_155544.jpg 20150614_155536.jpg 20150606_171630.jpg

Ours are real English bluebells they have a perfume

Cockfield Fell, my Facebook cover photo at the moment and loads of Bluebells along the bottom of the fell

A few photos from recent trips out where I live in Teesdale. Pyramidal Bugle flower and Cowslips (they must have had a hard frost as been a great show of cowslips this year frost in the soil helps them germinate). Water Avens all taken along Tees Railway Walk last Sunday. I was surprised by the lack of flora at this point, but I think it is because we are still getting frosts and occasionally snow

Violets and Barren Strawberry flower taken on 18.4.15 at the bottom of Cockfield Fell. Lesser Celandines and Wood Anemones down the circle walk Butterknowle/South Side Suz x

Taken this evening 16.4.15 down the circle walk South Side/Butterknowle, Teesdale near where I live. Beautiful Primroses, Pink Wood Anemones and Cowslips just starting to come out Suz x

Some more photos of Cockfield Fell 2 miles from home including one of the Beehive Coke Ovens which is still well preserved taken a few weeks ago

Lovely Tees Railway Walk near Romaldkirk in Teesdale only 8 miles away from home taken a few weeks ago

Bottom of Cockfield Fell and the Gaunless River 2 mile from home. The fell is designated an ancient monument, there is 2000 years of history on the fell.

Primroses and Wood Anemones down the Circle Walk Butterknowle/South Side near where I live taken 13.4.15 Suz x

Our bird feeders are fine, we get jackdaws, magpies and jays as corvid members visiting the garden, yet still we get a large number of garden birds. We have a suet ball feeder, meal worm feeder and wildbird seed feeder

Woodland, Teesdale 4 mile away

Yes I know there is no wildlife on these pics, well apart from sheep, but thought I would share a few photos taken on my walks up Romaldkirk, Teesdale near where I live Suz x