Field Meetings

2016in East Sussex

Great Gotely Wood and Brickwall ParkSat.7th May Leaders-Ellen Campbell, Judy Clark

AM Great Gotely Wood – TQ82H + M26 Ancient woodland indicatorsPM – Brickwall Park -41 ha.- TQ82G Woods and pastures

Ophioglossum vulgatumViola canina Photos. Judy Clark

Scotney Castle Estate -Sunday 15th May Leaders – Geoffrey Kitchener, Helen Proctor

A cross border meeting with the Kent Botanical Recording Group (KBRG).The River Bewl forms the Vice County Boundary.27 members attended!

Geoffrey explains the ID features of Viola x intersita.

Photo Helen Proctor

Scotney’s new Sussex records in TQ63X

Ranunculus hederaceus

Viola caninaViola x intersitaCarex caryophylleaCarex piluliferaNeottia ovataNectaroscordum sicula (established in woodland)

Photo. Helen Proctor

Cherry Garden Farm, AshurstwoodWed. 18th May Leaders - Philip Glyn and Helen Proctor

AM -Berry Wood – WET!Carex Strigosa, Orchis mascula

PM – Sandstone Rocks and meadow – DAMP!

Photo.Helen Proctor

Photo. Alison Minns

Rowland Wood and Park Corner HeathSaturday 4th June Leader Roy Wells

Lunch time after surveying the cleared area. Sun at last!140 records including ten sedge species.

New Reserve records:-Carex demissa, C. pilulifera, C. leporina, C. laevigata,C.pallescens.

Photo. Brad Scott

Photo. Brad Scott

Moat Farm, Salehurst Wed. 15th JuneLeaders - Judy Clark, Ellen Campbell

Rother Field – A large field with diverse flora. 15 grass species and an un-named Allium.

Two more fields –wetter but less diverse.Filipendula ulmariaMyosotis scorpioides Photo. Brad Scott

Rathfinney Farm, Alfriston Sat. 2nd July Leader - Peter Smith

Papaver rhoeasGeranium columbinumChaenorrhinum minus

Chalk downland slope :-Arabis hirsuta, Centaurea scabiosaPhyteuma orbiculareAnacamptis pyramidalis181 taxa recordedPhoto.Helen Proctor

Photo. Helen Proctor

Pevensey Levels Saturday 16th July Leader – Jane Birch

A dry suit – the uniform of all serious aquatic botanists!Potamogeton acutifolius was fished out.

Horse-eye Sewer and Scutellaria galericulata

Photo. Helen Proctor

Photo. Helen Proctor

Pevensey Levels Saturday 16th JulyA second meeting!Four latecomers missed the group so held their own meeting.

In TQ60D and TQ60I, Brad and company saw species that we did not, including a Stonewort.

Photo. Brad Scott

Veronica catenata

Samolus valerandiPhoto. Brad Scott

Firehills, Hastings Saturday 13th AugustLeaders Jacqueline Rose, Judy Clark, Ellen Campbell

We monitored a heathland restoration programme

Cuscuta epythymum on Gorse.Erica cinerea, Ulex minorSenecio sylvaticusBrachypodium pinnatum

Photo. Jacqueline Rose

Photo. Helen Proctor

Small patches of Heather are returning.

Seven Sisters Country Park-Wed. 24th AugustLeader – Helen Proctor

At start – 7 members, +4 , +1

Frankenya laevisCarex distansSpergularia rubra, S. media and S. marina behind the shingle bank.

Ruppia cirrhosa in the meanders.Rumex pulcher near here.

Photo. Helen Proctor

Photo. Helen Proctor

A SUMMARY OF THE WEATHER

8 field meetings were dry1 meeting was very wet!

7 meetings were cool to pleasantly mild1 meetings was hot1 meeting – we sweltered in the heat!

A BIG THANK-YOUTO

LEADERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS REPORT WRITERS!