Day 25 - A Walk Through a Hay Meadow

I've had a really busy day (a busy week in fact!) so what I wanted to this evening was curl up and go to sleep but 30 Days Wild Day 25 was calling...

 

Today's activity was very similar to yesterdays - another wildflower walk, but this time I walked in a hay meadow with Staffordshire Wildlife Trust. Rod Wood is Staffordshire's Coronation Meadow and although I  have been to Rod Wood a few times before, I've always visited just before or after the flowers are looking good!

I didn't go along to learn about wildflowers specifically (as I'm fairly ok with that myself) but just to find out a bit more about the reserve - where the footpaths are, the boundaries and such - as in the past we've struggled to find where the paths are (we've been when things were very overgrown and couldn't find our way once) - basically, I wanted to have a bit of a guided tour! The Wildlife Trust team were great though - very knowledgeable and informative.

I didn't take many photos (for a change!) as the light wasn't great and the views were much the same along the walk, but I really enjoyed the evening out discovering more about this reserve and the species there.

I know the focus is terrible here but I quite like it anyway, if I ignore that main out of focus splodge!
A good variety of grasses.

There were quite a few different moths flying around including lots of Chimney Sweeper moths...

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Hopefully I will have chance to return here soon - it's a good place for grasshoppers and other bugs :)  I always see loads when I visit Rod Wood in summer!