Reports Archive
Botany.
Enjoy all reports pertaining to the Botany special interest group.
May 2018
Leyburn Old Glebe Field
At first glance this YWT reserve looks just full of yellow flowers , Cowslips Primula veris, Buttercups, both Ranunculus acris and bulbosus, Yellow Rattle Rhinanthus
March 2017
Hay Meadows & the Species They Support
Talk delivered by Tanya St Pierre The Hay Time project, a partnership between the YDNPA and Yorkshire Dales Millenium Trust, began in 2006 with the aim
August 2016
Malham Board Walk
Ten of us met at the small quarry car park and proceeded down the lane and onto the board walk. We progressed along the board walk
July 2016
Tarn Moor near Orton Cumbria
Eight of us set off on a longer journey than usual to revisit Tarn Moor, a Cumbrian Wildlife Trust Reserve in the Penrith area where over the years we
Kilnsey Park and Conistone
Fragrant Orchid,Kilnsey. Photo Christine Bell. Eight members met on a sunny day at Kilnsey Park to add to the species list begun earlier in the
June 2016
Brockadale
Pyramidal Orchid,Brockadale. Photo Christine Bell. Ten members braved the weather forecast and travelled down the A1 to this very interesting YWT reserve on the river Went.
Duck Street and Cock Hill
Frog OrchidDuck Street. Photo Christine Bell. Twelve members assembled at Duck Street to meet the owner of the disused quarry, now preserved as a
May 2016
Gait Barrows
Lady’s Slipper Orchid,Gait Barrows. Photo Christine Bell. Ten members enjoyed a perfect summer’s day, warm, sunny with a hint of refreshing breeze, to this extensive Natural
Kilnsey Park and Raikes Road Burial Site
Birdseye Primrose,Kilnsey. Photo Christine Bell. We first went to Kilnsey Park in 2001 and started making our list of species on the site. This year
Oxenber Woods
The woodland habitat in this area appears in three forms: the lane, the open hazel and ash woodland which this leads to, and limestone grykes, though