{"id":6772,"date":"2020-06-29T18:03:17","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T18:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=6772"},"modified":"2020-06-29T18:03:17","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T18:03:17","slug":"tread-carefully","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=6772","title":{"rendered":"Tread carefully …….."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Meadow Brown, along the banks of the River Mersey close to Chorlton Water Park.<\/p>\n

With the easing of the lockdown we’ve really been looking forward to getting out a bit more. However a casual flick of the wrist and a walk along the banks of the Mersey became a 6 mile run scrambling along the rocks trying to fish Meghan’s frisbee out of the water. With an opportunity to see the river up close I didn’t really mind and thought little of it until the next morning. 5:45am the following day and I was struggling to walk. I’m still unsure exactly what happened but its taken almost 3 weeks to recover.<\/p>\n

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Great to see that 2020 is turning out to be a very good year for the local Butterflies.<\/p>\n

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Peacock caterpillars feeding on Nettles.<\/p>\n

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One of thousands – if the good weather continues later on this summer should be fairly spectacular.<\/p>\n

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Large Skipper, again preferring the grasslands along the top of the south facing riverbank.<\/p>\n

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Small Skipper nectaring on thistles.<\/p>\n

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Thoughts and comments welcome regarding the grub on the flowerhead just below the proboscis.<\/p>\n

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Giant Hogweed – a more unwelcome addition to our local flora. Still relatively uncommon along this stretch of the Mersey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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