Flower Walk, 2 June 2004

Martyn Stead leads flower walks on the first Wednesday of the summer months - May, June, July and August. The walks start at 7pm from the car park. We do not have an extensive database of botanical information on our site. If you want to know more about any of the flowers listed here, we suggest you visit the Reticule web site. The site will also help you name a flower based on the description you can provide.

Nine people attended. The weather was sunny. Martyn Stead lead the walk with Jonathon Barrit recording.

There was one new species, marsh horsetail (see below).

1. Marsh horsetail (brought along to show difference with common horsetail. Martyn said the marsh was in the valley.)

Car Park Area

2. Meadow Buttercup
3. Yellow Rattle
4. Common Vetch
5. White Clover
6. Red Clover
7. Hoary Plantain
8. Ribwort Plantain
9. Black Medick
10. Lesser Trefoil
11. Yarrow
12. Perenial Rhy-Grass
13. Cocksfoot Grass
14. Yorkshire Fog Grass
15. Meadow Foxtail Grass
16. Amphibious Bistort
17. Timothy Grass
18. Creeping Thistle
19. Hogweed
20. Greater Plantain

Red Shale Path To Bachelors Bridge

21. Field Maple
22. Cow Parsley
23. Russian Comfrey
24. Garlic Mustard
25. Red Campion

At Bachelors Bridge

26. Yellow Flag
27. Water Cress
28. Fools Water Cress
29. Herb Robert
30. Hedge Mustard

Going Up The Cycle Track (Bachelors Hill)

31. Common Horsetail
32. Cleavers
33. Ox Eye Daisy
34. Knapweed
35. Wild Carrot
36. Wild Strawberry
37. Blackthorn
38. Bramble
39. Elderberry
40. Cut Leaved-Cranesbill
41. Eastern Rocket

Down The Steps To The Main Pond

42. Hemlock
43. Horse Raddish
44. Prickley Sow-Thistle
45. Alder
46. Winter Cress

Main Pond Area

47. Wheat
48. Great Willowherb
49. Great Bulrush
50. Meadowsweet
51. Bush Vetch

Everglades Area

52. Least Duckweed

Malcolms Scrape

53. Pendulas Sedge

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