Friday, May 10, 2013

Plants in woodland. Ancient woodland

Calendar of what's happening in nature


10.5.13 21:00hrs

 Wild whitecurrants


Emerging Ferns

Primroses at shack



Leopardsbane


Bluebells


Forget me not (mysotis)
Lesser celandines
Fernscomfrey


Apparently there are a few ways to tell if woodland is ancient,:-

1. If it is shown on early maps,

2.If it is irregular shape and not a rectangle as with modern tree planting because it is easier to fence.

3.Woodland on slopes was not easy to clear or farm, so it got left where it was.

4.Native primroses are paler yellow and native bluebells hang to one side.

5. Existence of ancient hollow way (an old track pasing through the middle of the wood.)

All of the above are evident in the valley of what is called "Hidden valley" on old local maps.


yellow archangel







scarlet pimpernel


Orange hawkweed near "Aero"


3 kinds of orchid:-
Early spotted, common spotted pyramid?


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