Sunday, 18 August 2019

ANW Trip - Evening walk along Old Railway Cutting

On Wednesday 7th August, Sally Turnidge led an evening walk, principally to look at the flora along the Old Railway Cutting. The following species of flora were recorded:


Burdock
Ragwort
Common Cudweed (no photo) Red Bartsia (no photo)
Cotton (formerly Scotch) Thistle Scabious
Great Bindweed  Teasel
Hemp Nettle Toadflax (no photo)
Knapweed Weld
Marjoram White Campion
Mignonette Wild Parsnip
Old Man's Beard Yellow Wort
Perforated St John's Wort
In addition, the following bird species were seen:
House Martin
Jackdaw
Woodpigeon
Blackbird
Swift - one, possibly on passage?
Kestrel

(Photos from Peter B and Emma J) 
Burdock

Cotton Thistle

Great Bindweed

Hemp Nettle

Knapweed

Knapweed

Marjoram

Mignonette

Old Man's Beard

Old Man's Beard

Perforated St John's Wort

Ragwort

Scabious

Teasel

Weld

White Campion

Wild Parsnip (seedheads)

Yellow Wort (after flowering)

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