 Moschatel or The Town Hall Clock |
| An easily overlooked plant typically found along woodland edges on limestone or chalk rich soil. Fortunately around the edge of Morecambe Bay there’s plenty of suitable habitat with this group of plants found close to Jenny Brown’s point in Silverdale.
The unique arrangement of its cluster of 5 flowers has given rise to the plants common name of The Town Hall Clock. By mid May it’ll have died back to reappear again the following spring. |
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| Note: the outer facing flowers have 5 petals. The upper one only has 4. | Toothwort another spring speciality of ancient woodland. |
 Wood Anemone – Another specialist of ancient woodland growing within Gait Barrows |
| Seems strange that the spectacular white carpets formed by Wood Anemones have never achieved the recognition given to the Bluebell. Similarly they’re often found planted in parks and gardens. |
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| Eggshell deposited on a mossy log within Gait Barrows. The black markings on the otherwise blue shell indicate that it’s likely to be from a Song Thrush. |