COUNTRY ROUNDUPS: England
COUNTRY ROUNDUPS Compiled by Pete Stroh peter.stroh@bsbi.org There were two notable plant the book and a compilation of ndsinDevoninthat 02 Ididn’t records published in Devonshire he edict to plant trees for have room for in the last issue. Association Transactions since the stated reason of helping Mary Briggs discovered Carex publication up to the end of to reduce our carbon footprint disticha (Brown Sedge) in North 2019. It’s a fantastic resource, hasresultedinmanyexamples Devon (v.c. 4) at the same location especially for those who missed of planting in unsuitable areas, where it was last seen in 1912, out on purchasing the hardback leading to damage or destruction near to South Moulton. Those book which sold out within a few of botanical sites. This has who live in other parts of England months of publication in 2016. happened despite the fact that might be surprised to know that Andonemorenotablendnot the peat bogs and grassland this is a very rare species in the mentioned in recent Roundups. riddled with recent tree plantings south-west, but not, you’ll perhaps In June 2020, Marilyn Abdulla performexactlythesamefunction be less surprised to learn, as rare examinedplantsatthemargin (but better!). Mike Porter (joint as Euphrasia scottica (Scottish of a pond at Beeston Common VCR for v.cc. 69 and 70) has drawn Eyebright), which has been found SSSI (v.c. 27) which were thought my attention to affected areas forthersttimeinDevonbyAlexto be Bolboshoenus maritimus in Cumbria, including wet heath Worsley (conf. Chris Metherell) (Sea Club-rush) and queried and blanket bog with associated whilst botanising in a rich valley them as possible B. laticarpus acid grassland and, elsewhere, mireonExmoorv. ( c. In .)4 other (Inland Club-rush). Local botanist a nice species-rich grassy bank. excitingDevoniannews,Roger MikePadeldwascontacted Although in almost all cases the Smith has been busy working to and collected samples in early perpetrators admitted that they make ‘A New Flora of Devon’ September, and agreed with were in the wrong, the promised available online. It can be found Marilyn’sidentication,using full restoration of sites has, as yet, at devonassoc.org.uk/index-toguidanceforseparatingthetaxa failed to materialise. However, a-new-flora-of-devon, complete in Rumsey et al. (2019). Ripe one consequence of the adverse with an errata page for those with nutlet samples were then sent publicity these activities provoked toFredRumsey,whoconrmed has been an increase in the itasthisspecies.This istherst number of requests for Mike and Norfolk record for B. laticarpus, his fellow Vice-county Recorders andIthinkaveryniceexampleof to check out sites where treecritical recording and botanical planting is planned. In the long collaboration. Thanks to Mike run, this increased concern with for letting me know. I’m always planting trees only in suitable keentohearofanynotablends areas may well prove to be a made by members, using the signicantpositivestep. email address at the top of this It’sworthmentioningbriey Roundup. that the BSBI has been working In North-east Yorkshire (v.c. 62) with the Woodland Trust and Dave Barlow has produced a Natural England to develop a Rare Plant Register for the county, targeting tool that can be used which can be found here: bsbi. to ensure inappropriate planting org/north-east-yorkshire. It’s a doesn’t happen on good quality wonderfully informative work, sites in the future, and there will introducing the reader to the be more on this topic in a future county and some of the more Carex disticha (Brown Sedge). issue of BSBI News. botanically interesting sites, Pete Stroh before presenting detailed
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