BOTANY
The Botany Group holds its meetings every other Tuesday from end of April to mid August usually for the whole day. The meetings vary from those sites very close to Grassington eg Kilnsey park, the banks of the Wharfe, to further afield eg the west coast for dune systems, reserves in Cumbria and our National Natures Reserves as around Ingleborough. In this way we can become familiar with plants that are not on our doorstep and sites away from limestone grassland.
Our aim is to be able to identify the most common plants, and gradually learn the less common ones as those from the board walk at Malham or the Orchids at Kilnsey Park. We also take an interest in the different Grasses, Sedges and Rushes. Often birds and butterflies and other wildlife catch our attention.
At any meeting we record all the plants we see – if we can! – providing a useful record for further visits to the same site.
We are a friendly group and welcome complete beginners and those with more experience.
VISIT REPORTS
Botany Meeting 5th July 2022
A UWFS Botany visit to Cray Gill
Botany Meeting Tuesday 21st June 2022
Above photos the sites at Old Hospital Grounds and Greenhow IH Grassington Old Hospital grounds and SSSI fields at Greenhow On a warm sunny morning 11 of us met to
Botany Meeting 2nd August 2022
Despite the gloomy forecast, 12 members met and set off optimistically, walking upstream from Grassington bridge. The dominant colours of the flowers were blue and pink. First among the blues
Botany Meeting 5th July 2022
A UWFS Botany visit to Cray Gill
Botany Meeting Tuesday 21st June 2022
Above photos the sites at Old Hospital Grounds and Greenhow IH Grassington Old Hospital grounds and SSSI fields at Greenhow On a warm sunny morning 11 of us met to
Group Visits
All meetings are on a Tuesday and meet at Colvend Car Park at 10.00am unless another place or time is given.
Bring lunch, waterproof clothing and suitable fotwear. Members come at their own risk.
Contact Us
If you have any questions for the Upper Wharfedale Field Society, or you just want to get on touch, please contact us below.
