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Common Marsh, Stockbridge, Hamps
Common marsh is a water meadow on the edge of the River Test in hampshire.
Flowers thrive on the silt and wet soil on the side of the river such as monkeyflowers in good number, fool’s water-cress, purple loosestrife, blue-water speedwell, water mint, pink-water speedwell, gipsywort, yellow loosestrife and marsh woundwort. On the river grew common water-starwort, common and greater duckweed and water-cress. And finally, the water meadows brought marsh ragwort, common comfrey and lots of sharp-flowered rush.
Only one damselfly today, the beautiful banded demoiselle, their metallic blue abdomens shining even on the overcast day. I got some good photos showing the dark black band on the wing and green/blue body.
Other things around included a family of little grebes and the hoverflies Syrphus ribesii and Sphaerophoria scripta.
Flowers thrive on the silt and wet soil on the side of the river such as monkeyflowers in good number, fool’s water-cress, purple loosestrife, blue-water speedwell, water mint, pink-water speedwell, gipsywort, yellow loosestrife and marsh woundwort. On the river grew common water-starwort, common and greater duckweed and water-cress. And finally, the water meadows brought marsh ragwort, common comfrey and lots of sharp-flowered rush.
Only one damselfly today, the beautiful banded demoiselle, their metallic blue abdomens shining even on the overcast day. I got some good photos showing the dark black band on the wing and green/blue body.
Other things around included a family of little grebes and the hoverflies Syrphus ribesii and Sphaerophoria scripta.
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