Earlier this year considerable work was done on strengthening the sea wall, close to the Blind Yeo outfall. So the flora has faced considerable disruption, much of that area of the Pill has been covered in gravel and boulders for quite a while
However, on closer inspection some of the plants that grow mainly in that part of the Pill seem to have survived…
Sea Arrowgrass (tall flowers), Common Sea Lavender and Long-bracted Sedge
The Perennial Sow-thistle, meanwhile has been making hay while the sun shines, colonizing the bare earth without any trouble at all.
Perennial Sow Thistle Sonchus arvensis
Meanwhile the rest of the Pill is covered with Bush Vetch and Meadow Vetchling in a quite spectacular display.
Bush Vetch, Vicia cracca
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
