28 July
Rose Cottage Lane
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The Sussex countryside is beginning to look a little dry after three consecutive dry months.
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A whole hedgerow of horsetail (lego plants) below Sparks Farm
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One of the best patches of wild flowers in the village is this area of betony and agrimony beside Brantridge Lane
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21 july
A common toad, disturbed on the veg patch.
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Thistle galls are very common. In this field almost every thistle had a gall. But none had more than one! They are caused by a fly laying its eggs and each gall has half a dozen larvae inside.
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Common Mallow
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19 July
Ringlets seem to be the most common butterfly at the moment. The males are so dark that they appear almost soot black; this must be a female.
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With so many brown and white butterflies around at the moment it makes a change to see a blue.
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14 July
A rare sight nowadays, like slow-worms hedgehogs are not often seen around the garden
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13 Jul
There are 400 different varieties of blackberry; some bramble flowers are pink, others white. Is there any difference in the taste of the berries?
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Self-heal; grows tall in the hedgerows but also grows as a short lawn weed.
Wipe lard on the leaves and apply to cuts and bruises.
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