I have a guidance leaflet for the control of invasive plants near watercourses issued by the National Rivers Authority. It's quite old though - issued in 1994....
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Hi folks, First of all, apologies for cross-posting, but this is of relevance to both groups. I am looking to make a big push and finish off the coverage of UK...
Dear Steve, Do you want to send me a list and I may be able to target some taxa. Best wishes Richard -- Richard Lansdown Ardeola Environmental Services Floral...
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Apr 3, 2003 1:45 pm
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Steve, Could I also have a list , as I may be able to help also, Keith Keith Hatton The University of Liverpool School of Biological Sciences Ness Botanic...
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Apr 3, 2003 2:20 pm
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I'd like the list too, please, Steve. Tina ... From: Steve Alton [mailto:S.Alton@...] Sent: 03 April 2003 13:51 To: UKBotany@yahoogroups.com Cc:...
Hi All Early Purple orchid in flower (not just bud) at Cotmore, South of Slapton Ley VC3 (regular early site) today 5/4 (earlier than last year but not the ...
Dear all, 1. There are some more grazing research reports available from English nature, as well as a "glossy" leaflet - Lowland calcareous grassland, A scarce...
... Hi Darell, It can certainly form huge clumps when it gets established. Used to see large clumps along roadsides when going to Westonbirt from the east. ...
Hello, Mill Hill, Shoreham It appears where the scrub has been cleared and the soil broken up, the area has now been invaded by a vast area of: Cornus/...
C. officianalis growth following scrub clearance is very common where Cornus was present, even in small amounts, in the original scrub. Whilst this regrowth...
Hi Darrell, I have known an enormous semi circular patch of Allium paradoxum since about 1985 at Poplars Green near Hertford. It is naturalised in a wood by...
Thanks to all those who replied. It is certainly a "weed" in the Botanic Garden in Bath. ... From: Gordon Hanson [mailto:Gordon27@...] Sent: 21 April...
Yesterday I was on Clougha, Lancs (SD 5560 and neighbourhood) and saw that a lot of the crowberry (Empetrum nigrum) had turned yellow, which I have never...
Darrell - If I have it right, woolly rhino was the ice-age one, but there were (at least) two interglacial species in Europe, the steppe and the Merck's...
Andy - I'd say quite a few of your respondents look like perfectly respectable chalk ecologists... As for me, I wouldn't claim to be a specialist on chalk,...
Andy - I can understand your concerns about erosion as a general problem, and agree that it at least needs to be considered. The cases you give seem to be...
Hello, All the minor erosion is associated with sheep grazing, none of the land has been ploughed: it is too steep. Some erosion is caused by human activities,...
Hi Andy Some ramblings from a naturalist wearing my Archaeology/ Geography /Land Use hats. Soil movement will have occured annually on your site since the...
Hello, Although ploughing has occurred over the local downs since Neolithic times, certain areas were always too steep. These areas are often the nature...
Hello, Do you think the 'blue' butterfly expert could identify this blue butterfly for me? http://tinyurl.com/b3ef This is the site that they want to graze...
I'd agree with Adonis Blue. Ian ... From: "British Marine Life Study Society" <Glaucus@...> To: "UKBotany" <UKBotany@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday,...
Hello, Horseshoe Vetch long distance shot on the steep slopes of Mill Hill, Shoreham. http://tinyurl.com/b5gt in the UK Botany photographic vault. Mill Hill ...
Hello, Early Purple Orchid http://tinyurl.com/b8pr Orchis mascula This may be easy for botanists, but what are the black marks on the leaves? Lancing Clump ...
Hello, I am just having an uncertainty period over a common streamside flower. Can anybody identify it by scientific name and suggest the local name in use,...
Hello, If anybody spots any mistakes on the Nature Notes web pages, please let me know. It is hard to imagine that mistakes have not crept in with spelling,...
Hello John, Cardamine pratensis Thanks! That's what I eventually arrived at. The second question (for the group) is: what is the common name in use where you...
