Several times during the last two weeks of August our pond was graced by a lovely amber-winged dragonfly; an aeshna grandis; another new species for the garden.
Temperatures remain high, and on the 27th of the month we found a tangle of seven slow worms resting atop the rotting vegetation of our compost heap.
The borders are still bright and colourful with red campion, globe thistle, verbena, gladioli, common poppies and field scabious still sharing their hues whilst the purple loose strife remains a fine sight.
Our cornfield annuals patch has been magnificent this year too, dominated mainly by the sulphur-yellow wild mustard and the tall pink corncockle, all doing a wonderful job of attracting insects. Once the flowering was over we collected a fair bit of seed then began clearing the area ready for sowing our new meadow. Exciting stuff!
Temperatures remain high, and on the 27th of the month we found a tangle of seven slow worms resting atop the rotting vegetation of our compost heap.
The borders are still bright and colourful with red campion, globe thistle, verbena, gladioli, common poppies and field scabious still sharing their hues whilst the purple loose strife remains a fine sight.
Our cornfield annuals patch has been magnificent this year too, dominated mainly by the sulphur-yellow wild mustard and the tall pink corncockle, all doing a wonderful job of attracting insects. Once the flowering was over we collected a fair bit of seed then began clearing the area ready for sowing our new meadow. Exciting stuff!