Bob of Teesdale

@bobm50.bsky.social

Old gay man, lefty ex-Labour now a Green Party member. Human Rights need constantly fighting for. Trans ally. Him/ him Gardener, nature lover. Post pics of wildflowers, country walks and bucolic views alongside the politics.

Horrified by the attack on Pride in Berlin. My thoughts are all with the victims and their loved ones. No doubt the usual suspects will be using this tragedy to further divide us.💔💔

A couple of pics from our walk along the Tees near Hurworth. Unfortunately most of the wild flowers we saw were invasive willow herb, himalayan balsam and giant hogweed so no pics of them today

A bright, sunlit path with trees and blue skyA massive old tree with my friends for scale.A map of our walk.

Some pretty rare wild flowers seen this morning in the old quarry near Bishop Middleham. The magnesian limestone offers a unique habitat. Lots of martins and swallows enjoying the mass of insect life. Spotted many butterflies and moths. Descriptions in alt

Purple loosestrife with a background of meadow and treesHarebell. Campanula rotundifolia 
among grass and other wild plantsA wild orchid. Greater spotted I think. Dactylorhiza fuchsii Dark red helleborine Epipactis atrorubens. Found only on limestone