I take an early morning walk around Priory Fields east of Priory Road to look for meadow plants. One target is Adder's Tongue fern, which I fail to find, despite having a quite precise location. I'm glad I find the small patch of Water Violets, the large patch Meadow Rue and the Pepper Saxifrage. The meadows have plenty of Marsh Thistle and give me a chance to learn about several grasses. As I walk around, I surprise two Roe Deers.
It's peak dandelion season and Goldfinches are feeding on the green seedheads.
Roe Deer.
Marsh Thistle.
Cuckoo Flower.
Pignut.
Water Violet.
Pepper Saxifrage.
Meadow Rue.
Another Roe Deer.
Lesser Spearwort.
Swift.
I get close to a section of a ditch that is not shaded by hedges (top shot) and record some aquatic plants, including some Marsh Bedstraw. I carry on and look closely into some sedges, all concentration. Suddenly, I feel a loud exhalation by my shoulder and it is a horse standing right next to me, which makes me jump! It has sneaked into this field together with four others. I'm wedged between the horse and a fence by the railway line, and I notice that two of the others, mares, have young foals with them. I briefly pet the horse, who is just curious and friendly, and then start walking along the fence to the next field. The horses weren't there a few minutes before, but they do not pay much attention to me and carry on grazing.
Horses in the field.
Mare and foal.
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