Well the big news is that my 'Fringecups Tellima grandiflora' of mid-April is actually the first known instance of Bishop's-cap Mitella ovalis growing wild in the British Isles! Coolness personified :) Here's a pic of the local BSBI Recorder taking a pic of it
We mapped out quite a few clumps in the end, all proper scientific shizzle! |
After he'd had his fill of Mitella, I showed Stephen around a bit of the square, merrily adding species to the monad (and tetrad) list as we went. In the space of 300 metres I added three new plants to my list - clearly I should be accompanied by an expert botanist more often! First lifer was a confirmation really, Rhubarb. I hadn't ticked it yet but Stephen confirmed the ID so it's on the list now.
Pale Lady's Mantle - glabrous upperside and hairy underside |
Brindled Ochre - a stunning moff. I really need to build myself a trap soon! |
508 - Redwing (bird)
509 - Rhubarb (plant) - Lifer
510 - Reed Canary-grass (plant)
511 - Osier (plant)
512 - Glabrous Whitlowgrass (plant) - Lifer
513 - Garden Solomon's-seal (plant) - Lifer
514 - Oxeye Daisy (plant)
515 - Lyme-grass (plant)
516 - Meadow Foxtail (plant)
517 - Broad-leaved Willowherb (plant)
518 - Soft Lady's Mantle (plant)
519 - Tufted Hair-grass (plant)
520 - Black Currant (plant)
521 - Narrow-fruited Water-cress (plant)
522 - Whitebeam (plant)
523 - Pale Lady's Mantle (plant) - Lifer
524 - Green-veined White (butterfly)
525 - Peacock (butterfly)
526 - The Strteamer (moth)
527 - Brindled Ochre (moth) - Lifer
528 - Brown Rat (mammal)
529 - Golden-scaled Male-fern (plant)
530 - Garden Snail (mollusc - and quite uncommon up here!)
Be nice to hit 600 by end of May, I have no idea if that's achievable or not but it's a target number to aim towards. And the weather, dare I say it, is looking ok for the next few days at least...