I was curious to see what changes had taken place at Crymlyn Bog since my last visit in February. There was certainly a lot more greenery and growth but it had not yet reached its most interesting point. The water horsetails were a dominant feature. The Royal Ferns were not yet fully open, and there was no sign of any Marsh Cinquefoil flowers so far. In the less waterlogged places red campion, bluebells, and buttercups made a colourful splash that was attractive to butterflies but elsewhere it was only a few yellow iris and the more subtle flowers of sedges and rushes that were evident.
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What a beautiful place. I love the moss photo (#8) and the way my eye moves over the scene in #7.
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Quite the same here. Plenty of lush green everywhere but hardly anything flowering. At least I saw the first corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) flower yesterday. ❤️
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In our local nature area there are many cow parsley flowers, a few native hogweed, but literally only one or two others like red campion and ragged robin. Everything else is very slow to open. Not many insects either except for flies of many kinds.
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Thank you, Linda. I’d like to go back in June or early July to see if I can see the Marsh Cinquefoil flowers and perhaps some orchids.
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Where is this strange bog?
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Hi, Angela. It is very close to the Bay Campus of Swansea University – not far from the Bay Studios and the big Amazon warehouse – up a short way from the north side of the road next to a Civic Amenities tip. The directions are on the website I think. https://naturalresources.wales/days-out/places-to-visit/south-west-wales/crymlyn-bog-nnr/?lang=en
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