A Exceptional year for the Autumn Gentians

One of the Hundreds of Autumn Gentian on Farleton today
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It looks to me that its going to be a fabulous show of "Gentians" this year on the Farleton side.  The majority of the plants are going to turn out to be the "White Flowered" rather than the more usual purple colour, yet if you look around you will find small colonies of the purples here and there.

It was just a little early today, a week to ten days time will see the splendour of many hundreds of these.  To give you a idea in most years I would see up to a dozen if I am lucky.  But this year will be a exception with two or three hundred.

Its booked in my diary for another visit next week.

Here is also another photo showing the "white flowered" variant.

One of the Hundreds of Autumn Gentian on Farleton today (White variant)
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Also today there was a hatch of "Small Heaths" with at least 20 seen and at times up to three together dancing with one another.  Also a Wall Brown noted and a Grayling. Also heard a Skylark overhead