Flowers in Gertrude Jekyll garden and wildlife seen during morning visit to Holy Island/Lindisfarne, plus birds in Berwick-upon-Tweed in the afternoon - 11th June 2025

There were lots of beautiful white Irises at the entrance to the Gertrude Jekyll garden on Holy Island

and plenty of Poppies and Sweet Peas

Stone plaque on the wall as memorial to Gertrude Jekyll

View of Lindisfarne Castle from the Gertrude Jekyll garden

Female Roe deer on the dunes near a footpath going across the island

Meadow Pipit perching on barbed wire fence

Very fuzzy hairy caterpillar

Pretty wild Orchid growing amongst tall grass

Skylark on the footpath

Poles marking Pilgrim's Way from Holy Island to the mainland at low tide

I don't drive, so had travelled to Holy Island on the bus in the morning.  Unfortunately, the only return trip back to Berwick-upon-Tweed was at 13.00 - so I had lunch back in the mobile home and then went for an afternoon walk along the cliffs.  It was windy and a kite surfer was having fun near the harbour.

Berwick-upon-Tweed lighthouse viewed from the cliff path

Reed Buntiing hiding in the reeds

Chirping Meadow Pipit

Meadow Pipit pointing out the No Parking sign!

 

Morning visit to Bamburgh, Northumberland - 15th June 2024

View of Bamburgh Castle from the main road

 A game of croquet was taking part in the grounds in front of the castle

Lindisfarne Castle on Holy Island viewed from Bamburgh beach

I believe this is either a Tree or Meadow Pipit perching on the roof of a hut near the beach

I walked over the rocks at the end of the beach where I found a pool with Tadpoles

This was Stag Rock where a white stag is painted on the rock

View of Bamburgh Castle from Stag Rock

Foxgloves growing near a path back from the beach towards Bamburgh Castle

Swallow perching on a drainpipe on the church in Bamburgh

Monument to Grace Darling in Bamburgh churchyard