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Meadow Saxifrage in The White Peak

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The White Peak area of the Peak District is fully of beautiful wild flowers at present.  Meadow Saxifrage is just one of many different types of plants that love the limestone soils of this area. It’s Latin name is Saxifraga granulata and that is linked to its use in years gone by as a medicinal plant.  Granulata means ‘with grain’, while Saxifraga means ‘rock-breaker’.   Going back in history, it was believed that it had the power to break up gall stones and kidney stones.   Continue reading Meadow Saxifrage in The White Peak

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Colt’s Foot

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After all that cold weather and snow it is lovely to see some spring flowers starting to appear in the Peak District countryside. Yesterday we saw some lovely Celandine on a grassy bank near to Hope. This afternoon we passed this patch of Colt’s Foot on the side of Ladybower Reservoir. The plant gets its name because the leaves, which appear after the flowers resemble a colt’s foot in cross section. In years gone by, the plant was used in herbal medicine, but it has now been discovered that it can cause liver problems so is no longer used. Continue reading Colt’s Foot

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Spring Flowers in Deepdale

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Yesterday was our first ‘Spring Flowers’ walk of the year and what a treat we had in Deepdale and Great Shacklow Wood! Deepdale is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest because of the rich variety of flora that thrive in its limestone soils.  It is owned and managed by the charity Plantlife International.  There are said to be over a million Cowslips in the dale.  We didn’t count them yesterday!  Having seen the carpet of delicate yellow flowers up the side of the valley though, I can well believe it. Early Purple Orchids were also out, and other pretty … Continue reading Spring Flowers in Deepdale

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Spring Flowers

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View Full Album Here are a small selection of the beautiful spring flowers that we have seen on our walks in the Peak District over the last few weeks.   They have all been late this year due to the exceptionally cold winter, but bluebells are now just starting to come out, and pretty white flowers such as Wood Sorrel, and Wood Anemones are carpeting the floors of shady woodland areas.    There should be more to follow as we move into May!  Continue reading Spring Flowers