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 dr