#wensleydale

Known as Paris Quadrifolia meaning four, Herb Paris got very clever indeed, see here how many leaves it can develope. And the flower onc again I hope you enjoyed seeing these wonderful and rare flowers

Here we have a very common flowering plant but it is very hard to spot being all green and only about a couple of inches high, the Common Crosswort just about to open its four individual petals. The early

A traditional whitewashed barn in Upper Teesdale with Cronkley Fell in the background, the best time of year for flower hunting is from June onwards, here we are at semi apline country so the flowers are

A nice bunch of Self Heal next to the road in Swaledale, another medicinal used by the apothecary in days gone by, I have used this on bruises and it definately works. Famous dandelion meadows and brook

Our local Lotus flower the locals call it Eggs and bacon due to its reds and yellow, Birds foot Trefoil, in a good season the flower throughout the summer, this is why traditional meat is so sweet where

Who doesn't love cheese... well I know of at least one person who doesn't. Strange that. There's not much to say on the matter of cheese apart from it's probably the most amazing foodstuff known to man.

They might not be Bob Marley fans, but Wensleydales in full fleece have a whole body full of perfect dreadlocks! Below are a pair, an older ewe with sunkissed long locks and Tyson, my lovely ram who holds

Following a complaint about the small size of the ewe and lamb in my avatar, I've added the full size pic here. The lamb is just a few days old, and was the first ewe lamb born to my flock of rare breed