Godden Green, Bitchett's Green and Styant's Bottom, Kent - 21/07/19
This was a circular walk between these first two mentioned west Kent villages to botanically record any plant I could identify followed by a trip to Styant's Bottom nearby. I found a few unusual plants as well as the common ones - as is often the case! Bifid Hemp-Nettle is one of my favouite Summer wildflowers. Although the flowers are small, they are so intricate and beautifully coloured that they can't fail to grab my attention. They are in plain sight much of the year but without flowers they are hard to spot and even then I can't tell them apart from Common Hemp-Nettle without flowers being present. Galeopsis bifida Here's the whole plant, rather than just the flowers. Whenever I'm close to habitation I will find garden escapes. This one is becoming a common find for me in VC16 West Kent, French Cranesbill. There is another very similar Cranesbill escapee which is a hybrid between French and Pencilled Cranesbill. Oddly, I saw plenty of t