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The profusion of birds foot
trefoil provides food for the larvae of the common blue butterfly
and the couch grass, thistles and nettles feed those of the peacock and
painted lady. Clouds of scotch argus delight the eye on a sunny August
day and look out for mountain ringlet on the higher slopes. Dragonflies
and damselflies abound in the short season of warm moist and still conditions
which often prevail in summertime.
Here are some of the wildflowers
we are seeing in May and June:
Bluebells flower in profusion in shaded woodland or open banks on Mull. The Common butterwort is an insect-eating plant often seen on the edges of bogs also known as the Bog violet for it's delicate violet like flower.   Bogbean flourishes in ponds, on loch edges and in the wetter parts of bogs of which we have plenty on Mull.
The earliest of many varieties of wild orchids which we have on Mull, the Narrow-leaved Helleborine is a rare woodland orchid now growing in great numbers in the Calgary 'Art in Nature' woodland walk and the Heath spotted orchid grows widely on the moors and boggy ground on Mull.
Mountain everlasting is found on dry pasture and mountain slopes, this small patch was found around Eas Force Waterfall amongest Milkwort and Tormentil (the small yellow flower)
Milkwork is common on the heaths, dunes and grasslands of Mull but this tiny flower is often missed unlike the carpets of rose-pink honey-scented Thrift or Sea Pink that add colour and beauty to our shores and cliffs. If you want to see and enjoy the wild flowers of Mull contact:
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