Lathkill Dale and its wild flowers

This week there were only 3 of us, Rob was off to a medal auction down south. We parked at the top end of Lathkill Dale across the road from the toilet block. and followed the footpath down the meadow. The trail then got very rocky under foot and this slowed us down. The rocks just protruded through surface and you had to watch where you stepped constantly.If you slipped on this it was minimum a broken leg. Some of the wild plants through this area were brilliant. there was only us 3 and the sheep, loads of sheep and sheep dung!!
After we got to the waterfall we took a left turn up the steep path to Mill Farm and Haddon Grove, then across the meadows to the car.

This weeks route through upper Lathkill Dale, anti clockwise.

Wild thyme & lichen

Ike & Geoff

Geoff on a typical part of the trail

Cow parsley in this meadow

Ike

Meadow Sweet on the hillside

Meadow Sweet on the hillside

Dark Mullein (Verbascum nigrum). Witches in the middle ages used this variety in their brews.

Hillside covered with Dark Mullein

Dark Mullein (Verbascum nigrum)

Dark Mullein (Verbascum nigrum)

Jacobs Ladder

Lamb resting 

More wild thyme

Meadow Cranebill

Geoff photographing the flowers

Meadow sweet & Meadow cranebill

Thistle

Slug

The bridge just below Lathkill Cave

Meadow Cranebill

Upper section of the river Lathkill

A Belted Galloway stretching for food

Lahkill waterfall

Ike & Geoff checking the map

Cow Parsley & Purple Meadow Grass

Ike

Buttercups

Little donkey

 This walk was just over 4 miles and very pleasant although the last mile we got rained on.
See you next week