Tuesday 13 August 2013

I just love this hobby

It's been a while since I posted a blog having been away on various trips and thought I'd share some images from my latest field trip to the wilds of Scotland.

Loch Achray home to D. rotundifolia and P. vulgaris
Loch Achtriochtan, Glen Coe

It's a hard life visiting the stunning locations where carnivorous plants grow. I thought I grew P. vulgaris well, but......

P. vulgaris, Loch Achtriochtan, Glen Coe
P. vulgaris, Loch Achtriochtan, Glen Coe

It was tough taking a detour to the hills behind Loch Tay. I had to suffer walking through this landscape searching for more P. vulgaris.

Loch Tay, Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve
Loch Tay, Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve
P. vulgaris, Loch Tay, Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve

On the way to Ben Nevis I just had to stop at one of several D. anglica sites. It had rained heavily the night and morning before, but the clouds broke kindly by the time I arrived. In places D. anglica just about kept its leaves above the water level, with others submerged.

D. anglica, Glen Coe
D. anglica, Glen Coe

D. rotundifolia, Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve
Raised bog, Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve
P. vulgaris, Samson's Stone, Bochastle