Yesterday, 23rd of July was spent on the top of Cheviot. All around us was a carpet of low lying cloud on the landscape below but above the clouds it was clear and bright - an unbelievable experience.
Wildlife highlights included a golden plover with at least 2 young, merlin, snipe, peregrine, and red grouse. There was a good selection of moths and a lot of small tortoiseshells and red admirals on the wing. Stiff sedge, cowberry and cloudberry were in abundance and velvet bent could be found in patches. The most extraordinary find was a patch of common cow-wheat on a peat hag quite close to the plateau.
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