Red Hemp-nettle at Malling Down
During a routine grazing assessment of Malling Down today, I decided to have a quick look for the mythical Red Hemp-nettle that has not been seen there for well over […]
Beddingham landfill
Along with Helen Proctor I have found a new population of Parentucellia viscosa (Yellow Bartsia), located on a reclaimed part of the former Beddingham landfill site. More than 50 flowering […]
All taxa list and BSBI recorders
Two of the useful spreadsheets on the Recording page have now been updated: List of all taxa ever recorded in Sussex The latest version of the list of BSBI recorders […]
Mum to the rescue!
This was my second visit to Holy Cross (Uckfield) for the churchyard survey and this time I was on my own. I was doing fine. I have a fair amount […]
Mousetail (Myosurus minimus)
On 21 April 2014 Sian Matthews and I found this species south of Crowhurst in arable farmland, a few plants beside the public footpath at a farm vehicle turning point. […]
Exploring the north scarp in spring
The first of the smaller half day local meetings was on the north scarp slope of the downs on Tuesday 18 April in glorious sunshine. Highlights were the Tilia platyphyllos […]
Joseph Hooker at Kew
Between now and 17 September there is an important new exhibition at Kew about one of the greatest British botanists. Born 200 years ago, Joseph Dalton Hooker was a lifelong […]
Bryophyte bonanza
I will resist the quite laudable urge to post loads of pictures of mosses and liverworts to the SBRS blog, but there were some requests to see the slides I […]
Spring greens
Cochlearica danica (Danish Scurvygrass) is a halophyte that has spread rapidly along the salted verges of major roads in this country in recent years. Here it is greeting the spring […]
Filius ante patrem
‘Filius ante patrem’ was once used as a name for Tussilago farfara (Colt’s-foot) meaning ‘son-before-father’. The bright yellow flowers first emerge in late February on Brighton Greenway local wildlife site. […]