Plenty of bog habitat to explore today on the Bodmin Moor, lots of plants seen even though the area was heavily grazed.

Beautiful Demoiselle by a pool in a bog on the Bodmin Moor today. I saw lots of discarded wings from these too, so I assume they fell prey to the many Keeled Skimmer Dragonflies patrolling the same areas.

Grazed Heather, only a few inches tall now flowering on Bodmin Moor today for #wildflowerhour Calluna vulgaris

Submerged Floating Club-rush in a stream on the Bodmin Moor today. Usually see it high and dry this time of year. Had to fish a bit out to check it wasn't aquatic Bulbous Rush. Eleogiton fluitans

Cross-leaved Heath flowering on the drier parts of Bodmin Moor today, not bothered by drought it seems. Note the whorl of 4 leaves in the 2nd photo which easily distinguishes it from Bell Heather. Erica tetralix

Marsh St. John's-wort flowering in large numbers in a bog on Bodmin Moor today for #wildflowerhour Hypericum elodes

A few Bog Asphodel still flowering in a bog on Bodmin Moor today for #wildflowerhour Narthecium ossifragum

I've never seen so many Marsh Lousewort, with well over 100 plants flowering and seeding in a bog, on Bodmin Moor today for #wildflowerhour Pedicularis palustris

Cornwall Botany for July at sylvatica2022.blogspot.com there's a great variety of plant species despite the drought. Hope you like reading it.

One of 3 Clouded Yellows and one of many Red Admirals seen today on the Lizard Peninsular in Cornwall.

A nice example of a young Western Gorse bush, now flowering along with Cornish Heath at Goonhilly, Cornwall today. #wildflowerhour Ulex gallii

A big patch of Scentless Mayweed flowering on a dry track on the coast path near Porthallow Cornwall today. #wildflowerhour Tripleurospermum inodorum

My first Upright Hedge Parsley of the season. Porthallow, Cornwall today for #wildflowerhour Torilis japonica

Hundreds of Corn Spurries flowering in the draw down zone at Stithians Reservoir today in Cornwall for #wildflowerhour Spergula arvensis

Unbranched Bur-reed, another new species for me, found flowering in the draw down zone at Stithians Reservoir today in Cornwall. Quite small plants compared to Branched Bur-reed. #wildflowerhour #wetlandplants Sparganium emersum

Goldenrod coming into flower on the cliffs at Porthallow Cornwall today, for #wildflowerhour Solidago virgaurea

Colorado Stonecrop found growing in a crack in a high wall on the beach at Porthallow Beach Cornwall today. A new species for me. Sedum spathulifolium "Cape Blanco" It wasn't in flower, so I've inset a photo of what the flowers look like.

Naturalised Soapwort on the beach at Porthallow Cornwall today. #wildflowerhour Saponaria officinalis

Great Burnet from Goonhilly heathhland Cornwall today. #wildflowerhour Sanguisorba officinalis

I was surprised to find some Yellow Rattle still flowering on the heathland path at Goonhilly, Cornwall today. #wildflowerhour Rhinanthus minor

Sea Radish flowering on the beach at Porthallow Cornwall today. #wildflowerhour Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus

Carpets of Lesser Spearwort at Stithians Reservoir in Cornwall today. #wildflowerhour #wetlandplants Ranunculus flammula

A bees view of Common Fleabane, flowering all over Cornwall at present. #wildflowerhour Pulicaria dysenterica

Pale Persicaria in the draw down zone at Stithians Reservoir in Cornwall today, #wildflowerhour Persicaria lapathifolia

Amphibious Bistort at Stithians Reservoir in Cornwall today, thousands of them including the terrestrial form. #wildflowerhour #wetlandplants Persicaria amphibia

An uncommon plant here, Wild Marjoram flowering in Cornish hedges by arable fields near Porthallow today. Origanum vulgare #wildflowerhour

Gypsywort flowering at Stithians Reservoir in Cornwall today for #wildflowerhour #wetlandplants Lycopus europaeus

Shoreweed flowering in their thousands in the draw down zone at Stithians Reservoir in Cornwall for #wildflowerhour #wetlandplants This one will be pressed and saved for posterity. Littorella uniflora

Common Toadflax still flowering in a hedgerow in Porthallow Cornwall for #wildflowerhour Linaria vulgaris

On a bone dry cliff, Sheeps-bit was able to flower in good numbers. Porthallow in Cornwall for #wildflowerhour Jasione montana