Hermitage of Braid - Weekend Walk

 Yesterday we had a lovely walk through Edinburgh's Hermitage of Braid, starting at Blackford Pond. 

The Purple Loosestrife around the pond is currently beautifully in bloom 

Walking along from the pond up to Midmar Paddock, we found more Purple Loosestrife, along with Meadowsweet also in full bloom 

We were happy to find a few butterflies in the paddock, including Meadow Browns

Small Skippers

and a Red Admiral 

Walking from the Paddock down to the Braid Burn we saw this lovely moth, which I was able to identify as a Large Yellow Underwing (the poor thing looked a bit the worse for wear so we encouraged it to move away from the path and into the nearby vegetation)

This is a lovely tree-lined walk for most of its length, perfect for a hot, muggy day like it was yesterday. We managed to avoid getting caught in the rain too!