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plant was Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris.
Other plants seen included:- Meadow Saxifrage
Saxifraga granulata, Cowslip Primula veris,
Great Water Dock Rumex hydrolapathum and two or
more species of Elm.
There were a number of House Martins and a few
Swallows feeding low over the brook.
In the afternoon we went round Blakes Wood.
There was a magnificent show of Bluebells
Hyacinthoides non scripta.
Other plants seen included:- Climbing Corydalis
Corydalis claviculata, Early Purple Orchid Orchis
mascula, Town Hall Clock Adoxa moschatellina,
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, Wild Service
Tree Sorbus torminalis, Turkey Oak Quercus cerris,
Wood Club rush Scirpus sylvaticus, Yellow
Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, Lily of the
Valley Convallaria majalis. Greater Woodrush
Luzula sylvatica.
A number of fungi, including myxomycetes had
started fruiting as a result of all the recent
rain. These included Pluteus cervinus, Dryads
Saddle Polyporus squamosus, Jews Ear Auricularia-
auricula judae, which was growing in greater
numbers on fallen Elms than any of us could
remember seeing anywhere else.
The two myxomycetes seen were:- Reticularia
(Enteridium) lycoperdon and Lycogala epydendrum.
MARTIN GREGORY
BIRD GROUP MEETING AT THE ROMAN RIVER VALLEY -
3rd June, 1984
Eleven people attended the meeting at this "new"