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water plantain, water mint, lesser spearwort, water
forgetmenot and bog Stitchwort amongst 13epp recorded.
There are overhanging willows and the island has a
mixed stand of hornbeam, birch and horse chestnut.
The water violet was common in the shallows with
greater reedmace and pondweed. Abundant pond animals
testified to the good condition of the pond,
A variety of plants were noted in the ramble in the
afternoon. At TL495029 a three horned dung beetle
was found by Stephen Hodgson, This has been determined
by our Recorder for Beetles as Typhaeus typhoeus L,
The full report of this meeting including bird notes
has been sent to the Nature Conservancy and the County
Recorders,
Ron Allen,
General Meeting 1209. 23rd, June 1974c Mill Green and
High Woods near Fryerning.
This year the Presidents Meeting was again held on Mill
Green and in High Woods, 42 members attended, on what
began as a dull day and finished in a blaze of sunshine.
The large party assembled on the Green and was divided
into an Ornithological and Botanical group.
The Ornithologists were rewarded with close views of
Redpolls with young, Tree Pipits feeding young and an
excellent view of a Reed Bunting, On the Green they were
able to see a Willow Warbler's nest close to the ground.
This nest had previously been found by the President
about a week earlier; the young bird had flown.