The Ark is slowly disappearing as the skeleton of the Premier Inn grows.
The young peregrine is becoming more adventurous going as far as the cranes at Olympia on one occasion. She likes to use the concrete counterweights on the blue cranes as a picnic table at which to eat a parakeet. Meanwhile some nature notes from Margravine Cemetery.
This is the third year Nathalie has spotted a Ringlet; rather a beautiful butterfly with dark, almost black, velvety wings. Ruth Savery, Secretary, Friends of Margravine Cemetery, has her camera out too.
“Lady’s bedstraw is used for cancer, hysteria, sexual desire, spasms, and many other conditions, but there is no strong scientific evidence to support these uses.” (Webmd.com)
There’s a tongue twister for you; its common name is Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon because the flowers are only open in the morning. Ruth has cleverly caught a pollinator in her photograph. Its young shoots can be used in salads and the roots are edible too, if boiled.
