Thursday, 23 May 2019

Intensive botanising Thursday 23rd May 2019

Today I joined in with the visit by the BSBI, Wales AGM gang for their visit to the Pembrey Burrows LNR.

 A great bunch of people with an amazing wealth of knowledge, passion and generosity of spirit. Some of these people are "published" experts but to chat with them was so refreshing and a great learning experience.
When I have the full report in some months time I will share the highlights.
However to start, a new plant for me Long-stalked Crane's-bill Geranium columbinum, a beautiful and delicate flower which I would have just walked passed.
A flower that is hard to miss due to its vibrant yellow colour and its starry bracts and a favourite of mine is Goats-beard Tragopogon pratensis,  just a stunner.
The reserve looked and felt very dry, with the Green-winged Orchids all gone over and ground underfoot feeling "crunchy" so it was no surprise to see masses of snails, in aestivation, on Wild Radish, a state of summer dormancy to avoid the heat and dry environments.
Small Blue butterflies dominated with a few Small heath, Large White and a lone Green Hairstreak.

We ended up at the pond in GF2 where a female Broad-bodied Chaser was busy egg laying, a nice way to end a great day.





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1 comment:

  1. PLD24 May 2019 at 15:41

    Refreshing to know that such distinguished botanists find it worthwhile visiting the salt marsh and burrows. It looks as though the breadth and depth of their botanical knowledge combined with your local knowledge and experience resulted in a very productive day. Thanks for the report.

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