Disused railway line embankments

I thought I'd take a stroll along one of these near where I live, been converted to a walking and cycling track.
Lovely sunny day, bees buzzing about, lots of flowers around. Then it struck me that I hadn't clue what any of them were, I've never taken the time or trouble to find out.
Well, last Friday I retired after 48 years of graft, and I thought as I walked along that it was time I did take some notice of the flora, fauna, and wildlife which flourishes in these old railway embankments.
But who to ask?
There must be a ready supply of knowledgeable people somewhere.......? oh aye, on here I'm sure!
So here's some pics, anybody know what any of theses are?

 

1st picture: Bindweed
2nd picture: Rose Bay Willow Herb
3rd picture Buddleia

 

https://www.plantsnap.com/ one of many apps out there

 

Correct.

 

Isn’t the last one a poppy?

 

They're all wild flowers. Oddly the same flowers that would have grown on the enbankment while the line was running.

 

Brilliant in the garden, especially if you like butterflies. Although I'm sure you'll already know this.

PS - will Minority Report be back for the new season?

 

(2) or **** tip lilies as they were affectionately known by my dad! ​

 

Have a look at getting 'plant snap' app, on your phone it'll turn you from a novice to an enthusiast over night. Great pictures btw.

 

If you're on Android and gave a decent phone then Google lens is really useful. Identifies plants, animals insects and anything really. It will also find places to buy products.

Basically it Googles any image you put into it and then identifies everything it recognises in the picture.

There were initial teething problems of mixing up certain things of course.

Black people and gorillas being the most infamous.

 

A little know fact. Buddleia is named after a Reverend Buddle, who was the first to describe the shrub.

I wrote a piece on the day that our PM said he was lifting all restrictions. It was basically about my reluctance to rejoin large crowds whilst there were still such a large number of COVID cases. I was worried not for myself, but for my nearest and dearest, and particularly our grandson, who is too young to have been vaccinated. I suggested that the club should ask that people keep to the social distancing rules and continue to wear masks when visiting Oakwell. The fact that the club has now done that represents the maximum that they can do, and I was interested to see what the reaction would be. Apparently, the current rate for Barnsley is 400 per 100,000, suggesting that in a crowd of 10,000, 40 will have COVID. There would be more protection if everyone was willing to socially distance and wear masks, but I see from replies on here that they are not. That has placed me in a quandary that I have as yet not resolved. Should I risk it and potentially put my family at risk, or should I at least wait and see how case numbers react to the return of football crowds (say a minimum of 4 home games). It is fair to say that I have as yet not made my mind up.

That is the very long answer to your question about Minority Report. If I attend games, Minority Report will return. If I do not return, then neither will Minority Report.

 

Bindweed is a pain in our garden. Grows everywhere at the slightest opportunity.
The roots grow so deep and quickly.

 

Is your grandson particularly vulnerable? I would think if you are double vaxed and wear a mask and sanitise your hands you are unlikely to pass it on to him if you are unlucky enough to be near one of those 40 people.

 

**** tip violets as they were referred to by my great-grandma!

 

Thanks for the reply. I really do need help to decide.

My daughter and her partner are new parents. They are very, very protective. Example, they made his mother take 2 COVID test before she was allowed anywhere near her grandson. Why would I be any different. As I say, I am in a quandary. I would like to go, but I do not want it to interrupt my life outside football.

 

Difficult. Family comes first I suppose. Maybe your daughter will be less anxious as they settle into parenthood.

 

Thanks for the replies all, and the info about the app, I'll give it a go.
One last pic, this weird climbing tree thing, looks something like a cross between Alien, the entrance to Mirkwood in The Hobbit, and a Hieronymus Bosch scene. Creepy!

 

It looks like ivy to me.

 

A lord, and graft. you sure ?

 

i use an app called picture this,

so far i've not known it to be wrong,despite trying to pillock it