Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group, Ken-Dee Marshes, 06/04/2019
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A bright sunny day welcomed 10 of us to the RSPB’s Ken-Dee Marshes SSSI, with singing Chiffchaffs and, later on, a Willow Warbler’s sibilant trill to herald the spring. First the stats. We covered 3 monads on the west bank …
Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group, Kenmure Holms and castle, 18/05/2019
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The theme for the day was to try to relocate three species, the nationally scarce Elongated Sedge Carex elongata, and the locally scarce Purple Iris Iris versicolor and Wood Small-reed Calamagrostis canescens, the last at its only VC site. However …
Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group, Loch Ken 12/04/2019
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Loch Ken 12th April 2019 This meeting was unusual in that it was just a half-day, despite which there were 10 of us attempting to find the aquatic fern, Pillwort Pilularia pilulifera. But before we even got started, Zoë produced …
Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group, Lochrutton 4 September 2019
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The weather was again kind to us with sunshine and no rain, although it wasn’t that warm. 9 of us turned up and walked from the minor road to the tower intake of the loch/reservoir. During the course of the …
Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group, Mabie Forest 1 June 2019
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The field meetings this year just get better and better with rare or scarce plants recorded – the Nationally Scarce Carex elongata last meeting, and now this is surpassed and was enjoyed by 7 of us. Even the weather was …
Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group, Ravenshall Point, 8th April 2022
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Warned you all that it was difficult to get in and out of the site! Despite that, 5 of us descended the cliffs by another, “easier” route down the cliffs at the west end of the search area. On the …
Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group, River Urr, Corsock: 25th March 2022
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I chose this site because there are very few records for the River Urr between Old Bridge of Urr and Corsock and it looked in passing as though it should be good. The major problem is finding anywhere to park …
Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group, Rush Training Day, Auchencairn (Torr Farm) 20/07/2018
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After weeks of dry very sunny weather, Friday turned out to be cool, cloud-shrouded and rainy. Despite this 11 of us met in the converted barn of the farm to try our hands at rush (Juncus spp) identification. Most of …
Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group, Urr Water, Glaisters Bridge and Glaisters 11/05/2019
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Urr Water, Glaisters Bridge and Glaisters 11th May 2019 Despite a change in the weather, 7 of us assembled at Corsock before driving up to the first monad at Glaisters Bridge (NX7580). I thought we might get some distance away …
REARRANGED – Botany Group field meeting (Kirkcudbrightshire) – Arbigland
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