Along the headwaters of the River Kennett, some #treeflowers: Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), Crab? Apple (Malus sp.) & Wych Elm (Ulmus glabra).
And a once splendid crop of, I assume Ganoderma bracket fungi.
#Wildflowerhour #fungi #Kirtling #Cowlinge #Suffolk #Cambridgeshire
17/22

From its confluence with the River Kennett, its 1st significant - tho' still rather small - tributary runs S, along the Suffolk/Cambridgeshire border, through a field with no buffer strip towards The Thickets wood. #chalkstreams #Kirtling #Cowlinge #Suffolk #Cambridgeshire 16/22

Flowing along the Lidgate/Cowlinge parish boundary West of The Belt, the River Kennett remains a delightful chalk stream, despite various pipes, including inflows.
#RiverKennett #Chalkstreams #Chalkstream #Cowlinge #WestSuffolk #Suffolk
10/22

As the young River Kennett flows through Cowlinge (pronounced "Coolinje") it is treated with varying degrees of respect, but a lane, called "Kennett Side" branching off east, opposite a picturesque thatched cottage, shows that it has come of age.
#Chalkstreams #Cowlinge
6/22

Just before the River Kennett enters Pound Green there is a patch of Watercress in it, besides the more common Fool's Watercress. Ground Ivy on the banks. It is joined from the East by a small tributary.
#RiverKennett #Chalkstreams #Cowlinge #WestSuffolk #Suffolk
5/22

As the River Kennett flows towards Pound Green, Cowlinge it begins to be more like a stream, ancient trees along the bank, Cowslips on the bank and Fool's Watercress in the water.
#RiverKennett #Chalkstreams #Cowlinge #WestSuffolk #Suffolk
4/22