33 Springtime on Lovers Walk (24.4.22) - Isle of Bute Wildflower Walks

Walks List:

35 Wee Bay in high summer (26.7.22)

34 St Blane's Church (8.7.22)

33 Springtime on Lovers Walk (24.4.22)

32 Wester Kames (9.7.21)

31 Dunagoil (18.6.21)

30 Cnocnicoll Wood and the Moor Road (11.5.21)

29 Moss Wood 24.4.21

28 Kilmichael Rd September (9.9.20)

27 Edinmore Quarry (13.8.20)

26 Ardroscadale Coast (1.7.20)

25 Lochside Loch Fad (18.6.20)

24 Hawk's Nib (2.6.20)

23 Kean's Cottage Walk (20.5.20)

22 Ascog Waterfront (15.5.20)

21 "Weeds" (23.4.20)

20 Gortons (23.8.19)

19 Ettrick Bay (12.8.19)

18 St Ninian's Point (30.7.19)

17 Scalpsie revisited (19.7.19)

16 Craigmore Seafront (30.6.19)

15 Tramway Track (26.6.19)

14 Dhu Loch Waterworks Round (10.6.19)

13 Scalpsie (21.5.19)

12 Limekiln Walk (12.5.19)

11 Balnakailly (11.5.19)

10 Wee Bay (30.5.18)

09 Ascog Triangle (30.4.18)

08 Loch Fad (15.9.17)

07 Stravanan Bay (23.8.17)

06 Drumreoch Round (27.7.17)

05 Kilchattan Raised Beach (18,7,17)

04 Lovers Walk (27.6.17)

03 West Church Carpark (23.5.17)

02 Port Bannatyne Tramway (12.5.17)

01 Kilmichael Rd (22.4.17)

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When I first recorded this walk in the summer of 2017 (Walk 4), I focused on the final stretch leading up to the Loch Fad road. But in springtime it is the wooded section beside the cut that has most of the botanical interest. At this time of year, it provides a fine selection of early wild flowers – and all so close to town!

Here's a glimpse of some of the flowers that await you.

Celandine

Wood Anemone

Bluebells

Wood-sorrel

Blackthorn

Dog-violet and Dog's Mercury

Primroses

Of course, there are other species not quite yet in flower but recognisable by their distinctive leaves, for example Tuberous Comfrey (in abundance beside the dam) and Woodruff (just a small patch in the wooded section). However, I’ve limited this list to some of those currently in flower: