Busy weekend of walks Sunday 25th June 2016

With walks on both Saturday and Sunday its been quite busy....

Saturday was our Summer Flowers walk led by Dr Simeon Jones our Conservation Officer, with a small group we had an interesting walk looking at the change in plants through each of the areas of the dune system, starting on the fore-dunes and ending in the fixed dunes, a good variety of plants seen in less than perfect weather including the stunning Sea Holly.

Sea Holly

We didn't find the Bee Orchids, but the Pyramidals put on a great show.

Sunday saw the west Glamorgan rspb local group visit for a look around, again a small but enthusiastic group saw 33 species of birds, including some distant Gannets, 70 species of wild flowers, and a few butterflies, (in less than perfect conditions of wind and drizzle) but Marbled Whites were quite abundant.

Marbled Whites

This Golden Plover caused momentary excitement as it was very confiding in fact fearless as it showed no fear of us at all, so was either sick or very tired. (It could easily have been an American visitor!!)

Another Busy week ahead  starting with a BSBI (Botanical Society of the British Isles) field trip visiting Pembrey Burrows LNR on Tuesday.......