Category: Latest sightings
These are posts submitted by members about any plants they have observed recently. Items must not include precise details of the location of the plant(s), but will be tagged with the hectad, so observations in the same area can easily be grouped together on the website, along with the field meeting reports.
Such posts can take a variety of forms, depending on the author’s preferences, for example:
- A few sentences about a specific plant, and why it is interesting to add it to Latest Sightings (eg new record for a tetrad, unusual habitat, etc);
- A slightly longer piece about a walk you may have had in the field;
- A couple of paragraphs about a plant which, though common, you may not have seen before, or have just learned to identify;
- Or any other form which you care to adopt!
Each item will require a title, at least one picture, and some text. Please send all submissions to webmaster@sussexflora.org.uk.
Lathraea squamaria L. (Toothwort)
On a bright, sunny but fresh morning we set off along the old railway line north from Copsale, heading for Nutham Wood. After about half a mile, or so, we […]
Pyramids and Stars
The human influence on the distribution of many plants was apparent in a couple of communications I have received over the summer. Wendy Tagg sent some pictures intriguingly titled “The […]
2021 Update on the status of Sussex’s rare and scarce plants
During the first half of 2021, with the gradual relaxing of the Covid-19 restrictions, I and several other SBRS members have been checking out the status of some of Sussex’s […]
A Botanist’s life in Lockdown
Source: Proctor, Helen. “A Botanist’s life in Lockdown.” Sussex Botanical Recording Society Newsletter, no. 91 (November 2020). https://www.sussexflora.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Newsletter_nov_20.pdf. In early March, my new neighbour started major reconstruction work on his […]
The Wey and Arun Canal
Source: Abraham, Frances. “The Wey and Arun Canal.” Sussex Botanical Recording Society Newsletter, no. 91 (November 2020). https://www.sussexflora.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Newsletter_nov_20.pdf. In August Nick received an intriguing email from the Surrey botanist Richard […]
Local delights
Source: Scott, Brad. “Local delights.” Sussex Botanical Recording Society Newsletter, no. 91 (November 2020). https://www.sussexflora.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Newsletter_nov_20.pdf. The recent months have been scattered with early morning walks with a friend who has […]
Recording in Lewes 2020
Source: Harmes, Paul. “Recording in Lewes 2020.” Sussex Botanical Recording Society Newsletter, no. 91 (November 2020). https://www.sussexflora.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Newsletter_nov_20.pdf. During the preparation of The Flora of Sussex, I managed to unearth Thomas […]
Early Lockdown: Water-crowfoots, Water-starworts and Viola lactea
Source: Hutson, Jacqui. “Early Lockdown: Water-crowfoots, Water-starworts and Viola lactea.” Sussex Botanical Recording Society Newsletter, no. 91 (November 2020). https://www.sussexflora.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Newsletter_nov_20.pdf. 22 March Early Lockdown walks had to be near home […]
Maudlin Pond 2020
Source: Matcham, Howard. “Maudlin Pond 2020.” Sussex Botanical Recording Society Newsletter, no. 91 (November 2020). https://www.sussexflora.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Newsletter_nov_20.pdf. It is two years this autumn since Maudlin Pond was excavated to a depth […]
My home tetrad
Source: Smith, Peter B. “My home tetrad.” Sussex Botanical Recording Society Newsletter, no. 91 (November 2020). https://www.sussexflora.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Newsletter_nov_20.pdf. Faced with Lockdown, I realised that it created an opportunity to look more […]