The Ercall Forest again

[cmcmck]

This tree lost a big bough and created a cathedral:

 

This is ALL wild garlic and it's just beginning to flower:





This one is called a dryad's saddle. It's about eight inches across but they can be HUGE!



Dog's mercury. Another ancient forest indicator, apparently:



Lichens coming to life:



And nettles.This is one of the dead nettles although I wont know which until it flowers:



Viola or dog's violet:



A little patch in Wenlock's Wood with nettles, lesser celandine, bluebells and wild garlic:



And a patch of wood anemones. Another ancient forest indicator:





The hawthorn is starting to bloom!



I was amused by this sapling finding root in an old stump:



And that was our walk. About eight miles.
 

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[cmcmck]

We've had some decent weather for walking at last!