Botanical Recording Field Trip Ashford West & Hothfield Bog - 16/07/17
I spent much of this day recording with the Kent Botanical Recording Group near Tutt Hill, West of Ashford. After this, I made a quick solo visit to the nearby Hothfield Bog to see more amazing wildflowers. So, starting off with the Group, these are the highlights of what I photographed along the way. As we walked along a country lane, we found several garden escapes in the hedgerows. I only photograph and record those species that have truly escaped. If on a garden wall I don't count it, it must have made it into the wild to count as a record. Trailing Bellflower Campanula Poscharskyana Pencilled Cranesbill Geranium versicolor Definitely one of the prettier garden escapees. It's never just about wildflowers. If I get the chance I will photograph fauna as well, like this lovely Shieldbug. We left habitation behind and entered an arable area bordering the Channel Tunnel/Eurostar railway line. I was very surprised to find the next p