bluebells and Romans.

[fishfish]

twas a fine day here in sunny wiltshire and so the kelly kettle was packed and off we went to explore Grovely wood near Salisbury,we saw all manner of wild flowers as well as one or two bluebells:


Roman road Grovely wood,wiltshire. by fishfish_01, on Flickr


whats it called? by fishfish_01, on Flickr


whats it called? by fishfish_01, on Flickr


whats it called? by fishfish_01, on Flickr


whats it called? by fishfish_01, on Flickr


wild strawberry by fishfish_01, on Flickr


DSC04724 by fishfish_01, on Flickr


primrose. by fishfish_01, on Flickr


bluebells. by fishfish_01, on Flickr


bluebells. by fishfish_01, on Flickr


roe deer by fishfish_01, on Flickr

and on the way out of the woods we paused at the parish church of Great Wishford and took a pic of the wall which has the prices of bread for the last 200 years immortalised in stone:

price of bread for 200 years by fishfish_01, on Flickr

and passed a top secret military establishment on the way home:


really? by fishfish_01, on Flickr

lol

all in all a lovely day spent where we feel at home.
thanks for looking.

 

[British Red]

Hi Fish,
reckon you have herb robert, guelder rose, Arkangel, wood violet and possibly a droopy wood anemone there

I'll add piccs in a minute


Herb robert by British Red, on Flickr


Violets by British Red, on Flickr


Archangel by British Red, on Flickr



wood anemone by British Red, on Flickr


Nice piccs

 

[Marmite]

Hi Fish, i'll put my neck on the line and say the first one looks like a Common Dog Violet, the second a Wood Anemone and the third Herb Robert (we're the stems red?). Can't help with the fourth as I haven't a clue. Will hit the books and if I find anything useful will pop back unless someone beats me to it.
Hope this helps - a

 

[Marmite]

Beaten too it. Glad to see BR agreed with the Herb Robert and Anemone so maybe the walks with id books are paying off

 

[Gray]

The bluebell picture is beautiful, cracking pic

 

[Marmite]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9228131@N07/8743819381/ - saw you hadn't named this one so thought id add it looks like good old Garlic mustard also called hedge garlic, jack by the hedge ( the pic after the strawb's)

 

[Harvestman]

Yep, excellent day out and pics.

As others have said
Violet - either sweet violet or dog violet. Only way to tell them apart is to smell it. Sweet violet has a sweet perfume, dog violet has no smell at all. Incidentally, <Lecture mode on> if a plant had 'dog' in its name (dog violet, dog's mercury, dog rose etc) it means that it is of low quality, fit only for dogs. <Lecture mode off>
Wood anemone
Herb Robert
Yellow archangel, with ground ivy behind it - try eating the tips of yellow archangel for an unusual but pleasant flavour

Below the strawberry is Hedge garlic, also called garlic mustard.

 

[dwardo]

Yep, excellent day out and pics.

As others have said
Violet - either sweet violet or dog violet. Only way to tell them apart is to smell it. Sweet violet has a sweet perfume, dog violet has no smell at all. Incidentally, <Lecture mode on> if a plant had 'dog' in its name (dog violet, dog's mercury, dog rose etc) it means that it is of low quality, fit only for dogs. <Lecture mode off>
Wood anemone
Herb Robert
Yellow archangel, with ground ivy behind it - try eating the tips of yellow archangel for an unusual but pleasant flavour

Below the strawberry is Hedge garlic, also called garlic mustard.

Wondered what the dog part meant thanks. My play area is full of dog mercury and violet.
Great pics fish.

 

[fishfish]

cheers guys i knew you lot would know!

 

[Elen Sentier]

Beaautiful - and a lovely shot of the roe deer.

 

[boatman]

Grovely, Grovely, Grovely. All is Grovely.

http://calendarcustoms.com/articles/great-wishford-grovely-ceremony/

Ceremony coming soon.

Please note that cottagers cooked etc with gathered wood.

 

[CBJ]

Looks like a good day,

Thanks for sharing mate.


Atb

Craig