Hambrook Marshes
Canterbury and District
Enterprise Trust
Hambrook Marshes Photo GalleryPhotos by Tobias Lamb To pause the photographs, place mouse near the image |
 ( 1 of 13 ) | Bladder Campion is a flower of scrub and wasteland growing here on the railway embankment |
 ( 2 of 13 ) | Creeping Buttercups are a sign of nutrient rich soil. Other wildflowers struggle to survive. |
 ( 3 of 13 ) | Cow Parsley growing beside the River Stour |
 ( 4 of 13 ) | Various species of Dandelion thrive in improved soils. |
 ( 5 of 13 ) | Grasses dominate the meadows at present. As the soil loses its nutrients other wildflowers will be able to gain a foothold. |
 ( 6 of 13 ) | Horsetails thrive in boggy wetlands. They are very primitive plants and have been around since before the dinosaurs. |
 ( 7 of 13 ) | May or Hawthorn blossom on the railway embankment. Scrub and small trees provide shelter and food for small birds. |
 ( 8 of 13 ) | Ox Eye Daisy - a common wildflower of waste and scrub land. |
 ( 9 of 13 ) | Red Clover has bacteria living in its roots that make nitrogen rich fertiliser and improve the soil to the detriment of other wildflowers. |
 ( 10 of 13 ) | Rosebay Willowherb growing beside the River Stour. |
 ( 11 of 13 ) | Wildflowers provide food for bees and other insects. |
 ( 12 of 13 ) | The River Stour flowing through Hambrook Marshes |
 ( 13 of 13 ) | Teasles grow along the river bank and are rich in nectar. |
Hambrook Marshes Photo GalleryPhotos by Tobias Lamb |