water, water, everywhere, and many a drop to blip

...the misery of today's weather was momentarily brightened by watching the excellent start to AM's progress towards the quarterfinals, only to be dashed again by the rain! But it wasn't all bad news. Back in February, the Wild Purbeck area was designated as one of 12 Nature Improvement Areas across the country, and I have been selected to work with the team by creating a photo-documentary of the project throughout its duration, along with the PR images. You can read more about Wild Purbeck and NIAs here...

Well, my plan to go exploring for rare flora along the coast path was thwarted by the wind and rain so, instead, it was a safe dash to Godlingston Heath where I blipped some Round-leafed Sundew on 15th June. All three of our native species can be found on the heath, along with a sterile hybrid that means there are four different sundews available to challenge the identification skills of any budding botanist. I plan to blip all four - the next time will be complete with flowers as they are about to open.

The one featured here is Drosera anglica. If you compare it to the one from the 12th June, you will see how different the leaf shape is. Oh, and of course those drops are nothing to do with the rain as they are the sticky secretion that bring doom to any insect foolish enough to land on one...