Meandering in Church Stretton

The final field meeting of the season is at Coppice Leasowes Nature Reserve on the 31^st August. The reserve belongs to the Church Stretton Town Council and a neighbouring site: High Leasowes a 16 acre meadow was purchased in 2022 by the local community.

Greater Butterfly Orchid Platanthera chlorantha recorded at Coppice Leasowes in 1995.

Coppice Leasowes is a wetland site; the stream, Ashbrook from Cardingmill Valley, has recently been re-meandered so there will be plenty for us to look at. Parking and meeting on the east side of the A49, on Helmeth Road,  SO 46038 93846, https://w3w.co/special.dentures.expensive. Mike Carter and John Handley to lead 07507 054695, johnhandley11@gmail.com.We look forward to seeing you next Saturday.

We look forward to seeing you next Saturday.

Messing about at Wem Moss

The next society meeting is Saturday 24^th August at Wem Moss, a Shropshire Wildlife Trust owned site. Martin Godfrey will be providing a guiding hand in identifying Sphagnum. Thirteen different species of Sphagnum have been recorded here in the past, making it an interesting site to botanise. Parking at SJ 46883 33387, https://w3w.co/heightens.kipper.seaside.

 

White Beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba

Other rarities include Wood Small-reed Calamagrostis epigejos, Bog Myrtle Myrica gale, Royal Fern Osmunda regalis and White Beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba. Leaders Martin Godfrey and John Handley, 07507 054695, johnhandley11@gmail.com.

We look forward to seeing you next Saturday.