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Summary of Field Visits 2012 by Penny WysomeGardener’s Bank at Cleobury Mortimer - Twelve intrepid surveyors tackled terrain whichwas steep, bordering on hazardous enough to test our visit insurance. However the couragewas rewarded with the recording of over 150 species, 22 of which were axiophytes, not badfor a site originally noted for its fish fossils. The most spectacular sight was Saxifragatridactylides Rue-leaved Saxifrage growing in the paving cracks on the terrace by the house.Other notable finds included woodland species Paris quadrifolia Herb Paris, Euphorbiaamygdaloides Wood Spurge, Adoxa moscatellina Moschatel and Galium odoratumWoodruff.Llynclys Quarry - The exhausted areas of the quarry are being allowed to regenerate assistedby transfer of mowings from Sweeney Fen. Here Juncus subnodulosus Blunt-flowered Rushand Triglochin palustris Marsh Arrowgrass have appeared among larger stands of Eleocharispalustris Common Spike-rush. In pools Zannichellia palustris Horned Pondweed, and aChara sp. Stonewort were present at low cover. A large number of Echium vulgare Viper’sBugloss spikes have colonised the bare gravel heaps and stood out spectacularly against theindustrial background. New additions found were Ophrys apifera Bee Orchid, Dactylorhizafuchsia Common Spotted-orchid and Gentianella amarella Autumn Gentian.Randlay Valley in Telford - survey to assist the Friends of Randlay Valley. The rain stoppedjust before Ian Trueman and Penny Wysome started to help the volunteers to make lists oftwo grassland and several wetland sites within an area of the Town Park.Telford as ever was paradoxical with Lathyrus nissolia Grass Vetchling present in a meadowwithin a few feet of one of Telford’s notorious roundabouts. Both grasslands containedsufficient species to support moves to protect them as local nature reserves. One containedhuge numbers of Dactylorrhiza fuchsia Common Spotted Orchid, Dactlylorrhizapraetermissa Southern Marsh-orchid and a range of typically vigorous hybrids. The wetlandareas were very overgrown but diligent plant hunting showed that Silene flos-cuculi RaggedRobin, Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet, Pulicaria dysenterica Common Fleabane, Menthaaquatica Water Mint are all still present despite the scrub which is prevalent.Bromfield Sand and Gravel Quarry - another working quarry so some parts of the site wereout of bounds but there was much to explore and be amazed at the versatility of the plantworld to exploit any available niche. Sagina apetala Annual Pearlwort, Samolus valerandiBrookweed, Veronica catenata Pink Water- Speedwell and Charophytes were all there.Sherardia arvensis Field Madder, Lepidium coronopus Swine-cress and Natrix natrix GrassSnake were added bonuses.Nover’s Hill, Long Mynd – a steep climb through acid grassland and bracken was rewardedwith a species rich wet flush harbouring Hypericum elodes Marsh St John’s-wort, Apiuminundatum Lesser Marshwort, Eleogiton fluitans Floating Club-rush and Littorella unifloraShoreweed. We also successfully found the liverwort Jamesoniella undulifolia which is onthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.The field visit to Aston Locks and Rednal Basin to assess aquatic macrophytes will bereported in detail in a future issue of the newsletter.26
Membership: £15 a year or £30 for three years, due for renewal on Jan. 1 st of year shown.Please send cheques to Mark Duffell, 19,Compton Mews, Ford, Shrewsbury, SY5 9NX. If your nameis in bold this draws attention to the fact that your renewal is now overdue and this is your lastnewsletter.Andrew Allott, Shrewsbury 2013Mia Armstrong, Bridgnorth 2012Audrey Ashwell, Craven Arms 2014Mike Baskeyfield, Newcastle 2014Danny Beath, Shrewsbury 2012Keith Bell, Shrewsbury 2013Frank Bentley, Shrewsbury 2014Carol Bickerstaffe, Much Wenlock 2015John & Denise Bingham, Kidderminster 2015Peter Boardman, Shrewsbury 2013Ian Bonner, Gwynned(hon.)Pam Bowen, Ellesmere 2014Mary Brenan, Acton Burnell 2015Shirley Burton, Nantwich 2013Arthur Chater, Aberystwyth 2014John Clayfield, Clunton 2014Philip Cornish, Shrewsbury 2014Mags Cousins, All Stretton 2014Helen Critchley, Pontesbury 2013Hugh Cutler, Shrewsbury 2013Elizabeth Dale, Shrewsbury 2013Ruth Dawes, Trefonen 2014David Dench, Bridgnorth 2015Anne Dickinson-Flint, Shrewsbury 2013Mark Duffell, Shrewsbury 2014Glenys Evans, Llanfyllin 2014Chris Fleming, Craven Arms 2014Rosa Ford, Whitchurch 2014Angela Fricker, Shrewsbury 2013Roy Fussell, Newport 2015Peter Gateley, Lancashire 2014Rosalind Gillard, Bishops Castle 2013Damian Glynn, Llanfyllin 2014Martin Godfrey, Stafford 2015Fiona Gomersall, Lydbury North 2013Amelia Grant, Coalbrookdale 2013Pam Green, Ratlinghope 2013Llew Guest, Shrewsbury 2015Ann Hadfield, Ludlow 2014Lalage Hampson, Shrewsbury 2013John Handley, Shropshire 2014Annie Hazelhurst, Oswestry 2013Melanie Heath, Shropshire 2012Brian Herring, Telford 2015Pirkko Higson, Oswestry 2014Hilary Hillier, Bromyard 2013Maurice Hoare, Montford Bridge 2013Hugh Hughes, Albrighton 2015Rachel Hunter, Macclesfield 2014Jane Ing, Baschurch 2014Steve Jubb, Hoylake 2015Bill Kavanagh, Newcastle-under-Lyme 2013Nadia Kingsley, Bridgnorth 2012Mark & Claire Kitchen, Berkeley 2013Ray Knowles, Shrewsbury 2013Mark Latham, Wellington 2015James Lawson, Pontesbury 2014John & Marjorie Leonard, Craven Arms 2014Stephen Lewis, Pontesbury 2013Susan Lewis, near Ellesmere 2013Carol & Keith Little, Shrewsbury 2013Alex Lockton, Shrewsbury 2013David Marcham, Newport 2015Margaret Markland, Shrewsbury 2014Frances McCullagh, Wolverhampton 2012Rachel Meade, Powys 2014Mike Middleton, Shrewsbury 2015Rob Mileto, Shrewsbury 2014Chris Mitchell, Shrewsbury 2013Jane Morris, Shrewsbury 2013Rose Murphy, Camborne(hon.)Nick Musgrove, Wolverhampton 2014Patricia Noble, Newport 2015Steve & Elise O'Donnell, Albrighton 2013Philip Oswald, Cambridge(life)John Packham, Bridgnorth(life)Pat Parker, Baschurch 2013David Pearman, Truro(hon.)Tess Pearson, Bishops Castle 2014Don Perritt, Malpas 2015Preston Montford Field Centre(hon.)Jan Pursaill, Shrewsbury 2013Matthew Race, Birmingham 2014Juliet Ramsbottom, Machynlleth 2014Paul Reade, Kinver 2013Tim Rich, Cardiff(hon.)Rob Rowe, Craven Arms 2014Yousef Samari, Shrewsbury 2016Caroline Savage, Shrewsbury 2014Anne Shaw, Edgmond 2014David Smith, Telford 2013Sandra Spence, Craven Arms 2014Clive Stace, Ullesthorpe(hon.)Sarah Stafford, Leominster(life)Anne Stephens, Montgomery 2014Rob Stokes, Shrewsbury 2014Janet Stone, Shrewsbury 2015Sue Swindells, Oswestry 2013Ian Thompson, Shrewsbury 2013Jo Thompson, Shrewsbury 2013Kate Thorne, Church Pulverbatch 2013Rosemary Thornes, Shrewsbury 2014Mary Thornton, Oswestry 2013Sue Townsend, Shrawardine 2013Ian Trueman, Wolverhampton(life)Jenny Vanderhook, Cleobury Mortimer 2014Chris Walker, Condover(life)Tom Wall, Lydbury North 2015Hilary Wallace, Hereford 2015Julia Walling, Ludlow 2013Neville Walters, Stoke on Trent 2014Sarah Whild, Shrewsbury 2013Gillian Wilson, Pontesbury 2013Dan Wrench, Shrewsbury 2013Penny Wysome, Wellington 201327
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