Next Guided Walk
The next guided walk is on Sunday June 17th at 2.00pm meeting in Hartland Square
This is a special St Nectan's Foxglove walk with a prize for the most found!
Ladies Smock, Cuckooflower
The pretty pink/ white flowers of Ladies Smock are just in bloom in our wet meadows and damp verges. Much loved, these have many country names - cuckoo flower alludes to the time of year they bloom. They are members of the cress family with peppery-tasting leaves; try the odd one or two in a spring salad. They are also food for the Orange Tip and Green Veined White butterflies.
Wild plants are the foundation-stone of all native wildlife, the subject of much of our art and literature and common icons of the British countryside and yet we are losing all our associations with them and, at the same time, many are disappearing at an alarming rate.
In a small way, Plantwalk aims to change that.
I will walk with you and show you how to name and identify wild plants and re-establish your interest.
I will talk to you about flowers, folklore and traditions and re-kindle your love of wild plants.
Plantwalk offers guided nature walks in the North Devon AONB. It aims to promote enthusiasm for local wildlife and to re-kindle an important association with wild plants in particular.
You can book a guided walk, join a monthly walk, book a talk, arrange a short course, or join in local survey work.