Grass id please!

[agrumpycow]

Hi, can anyone id this grass growing on a meadow on National Trust land in South Oxon. I've tried working it out by myself but I'm getting nowhere

[Gill Catton]

Its Ribwort Plantain, rather than a grass. More a wildlfower though not a particularly petally one
It wasn't lardon chase was it near Streatly?

[agrumpycow]

It was Lardon Chase; fantastic place and even better views, although, it was a little hot today - absolute scorcher. Saw a couple of red legged partridge, lesser-spotted woodpecker and heard a tawny owl - at 1 in the afternoon!
Thanks for the ID

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by agrumpycow

It was Lardon Chase; fantastic place and even better views, although, it was a little hot today - absolute scorcher. Saw a couple of red legged partridge, lesser-spotted woodpecker and heard a tawny owl - at 1 in the afternoon!
Thanks for the ID

I was there this evening!! stopped there on my way home, I noticed some of the ribwort plantain flowers were HUGE and so pretty! Lots of kidney vetch in flower too and some pyramidal orchids coming into flower - they seem early? but maybe just the summer is whizzing by faster that I thought! I actually went to see if I could find any first brood Adonis and there weren't many I think I counted four or five in total, some very tatty but caught this fella looking very handsome.

[agrumpycow]

Wow, coincidence, I only live 10-15 minutes from there!
I only saw one adonis and a couple of what I think were Meadow Brown but I had my dogs with me so had no chance of a nice close up! Caught the kidney vetch too. Did you see the red-legged partridge? I've got a feeling there's some young in the hedge onto the golf course but didn't pry too much!
We popped over the the Hollies too but someone with a very noise drill nearby put paid to any sightings of anything

[aeshna5]

Lovely photo Gill- they are stunning butterflies when fairly fresh!

[Gill Catton]

No I missed the red-legs but I sort of just bimbled around on the slope trying to be stealthy but probably looking a bit like a plonker , I shall be back later on for the chalkhills and I'm going to try for the hornet robber flies too. Its a lovely spot for sure, going to take my chap there for a picnic in the sun set one evening I think

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by aeshna5

Lovely photo Gill- they are stunning butterflies when fairly fresh!

Thanks! one of my favourites!! I can't wait to see a marsh frit though it looks like I might miss them this year

[thunder]

Originally Posted by Gill Catton

No I missed the red-legs but I sort of just bimbled around on

Wow Gill - thanks for using the word bimbled - I love it and so few people use it!

henrya

[oceanroc]

What an absolutely gorgeous photo.

Respect.