April 15, 2007
EASTER
CRANBORNE CHASE
Not wanting to mix it with the Bank Holiday traffic, on Easter Sunday afternoon we had a long walk from home up over the fields, and the following day we had a walk in the Chase Woods on the Wiltshire/Dorset border. The weather was glorious, and the spring flowers were looking very good. The Celandines and Primroses are still going strong, the Wood Anemones are putting on a good show, and the Bluebells and Cowslips are just starting. Up in The Wood we found what we think is a False Oxlip, a cross between a Primrose and a Cowslip rather than a true Oxlip.
The butterflies were out in force as well; Peacocks, Commas, Small Tortoiseshells, Speckled Woods and Holly Blues.
Bluebell
Primrose
Wood Anemone
Wood Violet
Speckled Wood
Comma
False Oxlip
Cowslip
Posted by Frampton25 at April 15, 2007 08:18 PM