Hadrian's Wall

In July 2003 I returned to Northumberland once again to walk alongside Hadrian's Wall, enjoy the magnificent scenery and find some wild thyme.  I found a very large colony of thyme near Housesteads fort, growing in the shallow soil on top of the wall.  Associated plants were mostly grasses, ox eye daisies and yarrow.

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Hadrian's Wall at near Housesteads fort. Hiking stick gives an indication of height of the wall at this site.	Thymus polytrichus subsp. britannicus  growing with grasses in shallow soil on the stones of Hadrian's Wall.
Thymus polytrichus subsp. britannicus growing with grasses in shallow soil on the stones of Hadrian's Wall..
Detail of Thymus polytrichus subsp. britannicus  in shallow soil on the stones of Hadrian's Wall.

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