Lake district field trip

[venusflytrapman]

I promised some photos of the CPs I saw in the Lake District, so here they are:

Drosera Rotundifolia slightly blurry, it was quite damp and misty that day.


I got really excited when I saw this P. vulgaris. Although it means the common butterwort, it is still a lot rarer than D. rotundifolia.


A clearer picture of D. Rotundifolia.

I found that some of the P. vulgaris were actually in the stream, mostly submerged, but I still wonder how they managed to germinate and keep themselves anchored there, as the water was coming down about as fast as you would expect the runoff water from washing your car to travel. Still, a truly interesting place the lake district.

Due to reasons beyond my control (aka. dormancy) I will be next taking photos in spring at my favourite CP site in my area, followed by a 5 mile hike (suppose I'm lucky to live near them) in the summer to the moors to look for rarer species.

[David]

Thanks for the pictures. Anymore pictures for Lake District? Did not get enough of it. wanna see more...

[venusflytrapman]

I think I have some... no. Must have deleted them. I'll get some for you when I go next time (I don't know when that will be). But yes, It is a very good place if you like geology and that sort of thing. Nice lakes there as well, you could have a look at it on google images. On the other hand the heaths just south west of my home look good as well, they turn a dark purple in the summer with the heather.

~update!~
Turns out that the moors I am going to visit next year (which I thought were Waskerley moors) aren't. Well, they probably are, but I thought the reservoir that was near the place I was going to look at wasn't Waskerley, but I'm still betting there will be more CPs at the actual place, smiddy shaw. So I'll just follow the streams through the moors, and eventually come to a place called Muggleswick common (if I have time). For now, that's the plan.