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because the weather was so damp and overcast,
were noted, but included Large Skipper, Small
Heath and Meadow Brown. Quite a few of the
commoner bees and hover flies were noted, but
the list for the day included the less
frequently encountered Anasimyia contracta (a
hoverfly usually found near ponds,
well-vegetated streamsides and ditches).
To round off the day, the well-known colony of
common spotted orchids was found, at least 12
spikes were seen (the most I have noticed in
this particular spot) and finally, to my
surprise, I found the lovely and delicate
grass, meadow barley, on Fairmead Bottom near
the car park — a new site to me.
MARK HANSON
EASTON MANOR AND LITTLE EASTON, 24TH JULY, 19S8
The party met at Little Easton church, those
arriving early admiring the magnificent Tulip
Tree in full flower, and exploring the church-
yard. On a buttress of the church the moss
Tortula intermedia was found, and on the
inside of the church wall by the road
Dicranoweisia cirrata, Rhynchostegiella
tenella, Zygodon viridissimus var.
viridissimus, Oxystegus sinuosus, Barbula
cylindrica and B. vinealis. Orthotrichum
diaphanum and O. anomalum were found on a
tomb, and the thalloid liverwort Lunularia,
together with the mosses Pseudoscleropodium
purum and Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus