Saturday, 12 August 2023


 On Tankerton Slopes, North Kent coast looking towards Herne Bay. The yellow umbellifer is Hog Fennel (Peucedanum officinale). The largest colony in the UK is here and it only grows in a few other locations on the Kent and Essex coasts. Hog Fennel is the sole food plant of Fisher's Esturine Moth so both are niche to say the least.