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(Geranium lucidum) was -Found. Also Pignut
(Conopodium majus) and Burnet Saxifrage
(Pimpinella saxifraga). Lady's Bedstraw
(Galium verum) was present, as was Mouse Ear
Hawkweed (Hieracium pilosella). Hoary
Plantain (Plantago media) suggested
calcareous soil.
We walked a short distance along the road to
Lucking Street and found Dwarf Hallow (Malva
neglecta).
A footpath by a stream led towards the wood at
Link Hills and then we walked parallel to the
wood. A hedgerow yielded Guelder Rose
(Viburnum opulus) in flower.
We located a lake bordered with Lesser Pond
Sedge (Carex acutiformis) with scattered
Ragged Robin (Lychnis flos-cuculi).
Access to the wood across a fence and a stream
proved difficult and the woodland floor was wet
and overgrown. We completed the circular tour
past another small wood and across arable
fields in the rain.
Although nothing very unusual was found a wide
range of flowering plants were discovered and
recorded by 11 members of the Field Club.
TONY BONIFACE