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chicken manure, while the other, though
surrounded by trees, was colonised almost
exclusively by Ceratophyllum demersum, and
careful searching revealed the presence of
the stonewort Nitella flexilis. On one
of the crumbling brick tombs to the south of
the church a few stunted fronds of Polypody
fern completed the unusual finds for the
day .
KEN ADAMS
BIRD MEETING, EPPING FOREST, 31ST MAY, 1986
Seldom can so few members have walked so far
to see so little on a more miserable day.
It rained steadily all day as the four of us
followed the Green Ride northward from Jacks
Hill. The only birds seen were Magpie,
Bluetit, Mistle and Song Thrushes, Blackbird
and Robin, although hidden in the thick
canopy of the forest we also heard Stock
Dove, Wren, Greenfinch, Willow Warbler and
Chiff-chaff.
Several grey squirrels were seen, but the
area can only be described as unrewarding for
the birdwatcher at this season.
JOHN PATH
BOTANY MEETING, LATTON COMMON AND LATTON PARK,
7TH JUNE, 1986
Having been refused permission to visit the