Brooklime ( Veronica beccabunga )



Broad-bodied Chaser ( Libellula depressa )



Scorpion Fly - Female ( Panorama communis )









Marsh Orchid ( Dactylorhiza spp )




Marsh Thistle ( Cirsium palustre )





Bittersweet ( Solanum dulcamara )





Fairy Flax ( Linum catharticum )

Tag CloudBrooklime, Broad-bodiedChaser, MarshOrchid, ScorpionFly, MarshThistle, Bittersweet

Branched Bur-reed ( Sparganium erectum )


Cyoerus Sedge ( Carex pseudocyperus )



Blue-tailed Damselfly ( Ischnura elegans )








Field Buttercup ( Ranunculus acris )















Flag iris ( Iris pseudacorus )







Black-tailed Skimmer - Female ( Orthetrum cancellatum ) Wings not quite fully formed. Sitting quietly in the reeds.







Lesser Stichwort ( Stellaria graminea )



Common Spotted Orchid ( Dactylorhiza fuchsii )



Silverweed ( Argentina anserina )







Sweet Flag ( Acorus calamus )









Water Forget me not ( Myosotis scorpioides )



Mayfly living up to it's name. ( Ephemeroptera

Tag CloudBranchedBur-reed, Blue-tailedDamselfly, FieldButtercup, FlagIris, HairyDragonfly, LesserStitchwort, CommonSpottedOrchid, Silverweed, SweetFlag, Brooklime

The old and the new. Fresh reed growth back by the old.



Brooklime - Veronica beccabunga, plump and delicious awaiting blooms.







Alder - Alnus glutinosa








Cuckoo Flower - Cardamine pratensis







Fly?



Large Bitter Cress - Cardamine amara







Goat Willow - Salix caprea



Rush?







Marsh Valerian - Valeriana dioica

These are male plants with stamens and anthers

Marsh Valerian from WildFlowerFinder.org

Tag CloudWillow, MarshValerian, CuckooFlower, Alder, Brooklime, LargeBitterCress