Bell Coppice Meadows, Wyre Forest, photo Fran FlanaganSmall Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Wyre Forest, photo Fran Flannigan2
<strong>Shropshire</strong> <strong>Botanical</strong> <strong>Society</strong> <strong>Newsletter</strong> No.25ContentPage<strong>Society</strong> Matters 4Stag’s-horn Clubmoss and Conifer Plantations 5County Records 6The Genus Sphagnum a Guide Part 2: Sphagnum palustre, S.papillosum 10and S.magellanicumBotany <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Wyre Forest 14The Grasses Part 2: Grasses with Spikes 18Species-rich Meadow Creation, University <strong>of</strong> Wolverhampton 22Progress on <strong>the</strong> Top Ten Targets 24Summary <strong>of</strong> Field Visits 2012 26List <strong>of</strong> Members (with renewal dates) 27Contacts<strong>Newsletter</strong> Editor:Mags Cousins, Bagbatch, Inwood, Church Stretton, SY6 6LA.Tel. 01694 722215, email: mags@bagbatch.co.ukSecretary:John Handley, 7 St. Nicholas Crescent, Bridgnorth, WB15 5BN.Tel. 01746 761174, email: john@handleycanning.go-plus.netMembership Secretary:Mark Duffell, 19 Compton Mews, Ford, Shrewsbury, SY5 9NX.Tel. 01743 851084, email: ms.duffell@btinternet.comField Meetings Co-ordinator:Fiona Gomersall, 4 Lower Down, Lydbury North, SY7 8BB.Tel. 01588 680693, email: fiona@eadstudio4.co.ukVice County Recorder:Sarah Whild, 9 Albert Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 2HT.Email: S.Whild@mmu.ac.ukPast copies <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> newsletter are available as pdfs from <strong>the</strong> <strong>Shropshire</strong> <strong>Botanical</strong><strong>Society</strong> website: http://www.bsbi.org.uk/shropshire.htmlAny opinions expressed in this newsletter are those <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> various authors, and are notnecessarily those <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Society</strong>.3