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A Plant a Day: September 23 |
In September 23, we started doing this totally mad thing.. we gave ourselves the task of finding, identifying and photographing a different wild plant from our land every single day. We planned to do it till the plants ran out, or the days ran out, or we ran out.... whichever came sooner.... We got to mid January 24 just before cold and rain and wind meant we stopped being able to find any new plants on our daily searches and so we stopped looking and promised ourselves to return to the task when spring got going..... In April 24 we begin again, although are now tasking ourselves to find a 'flowering' plant each day or a totally new one - this will give us a chance to re-find the 133 plants found over the 23/24 winter but also to hopefully find new ones too.... |
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Current plant count on our land: = 26 (NEW this month = 26) |
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September 30th 2023 Rowan/ Mountain ash - Sorbus aucuparia Garden (also outer hedge, Oak Field) On our land: half a dozen or so |
September 29th 2023 Grass-leaf starwort - Stellaria graminea Allotment On our land: not often seen |
September 28th 2023 Rough chervil - Chaerophyllum temulum Oak Field, by bottom hedge (near middle pole) On our land: also in 4-Fruit Tree Area |
September 27th 2023 Creeping buttercup - Ranunculus repens Allotment On our land: very common |
September 26th 2023 Common plantain - Plantago major Between Four-Fruit-Tree Area and Bees On our land: a fair few |
September 25th 2023 Common polypody - Polypodium vulgare Oak Field, bottom hedge On our land: faily common |
September 24th 2023 Hedgerow cranesbill - Geranium pyrenaicum Between Four-Fruit-Tree Area and Bees On our land: not often seen |
September 23rd 2023 Water figwort - Scrophularia umbrosa Poultry Paddock On our land: very common in Poultry area |
September 22nd 2023 Fox-and-cubs (Orange hawkweed) - Pilosella aurantiaca Garden gravel area On our land: common in garden |
September 21st 2023 Timothy grass - Phleum pratense Oak Field On our land: not that common |
September 20th 2023 Common honeysuckle - Lonicera periclymenum Oak Field, outer hedgerow On our land: a few |
September 19th 2023 Crested dog's-tail grass - Cynosurus cristatus Oak Field On our land: fairly common |
September 18th 2023 Elmleaf blackberry (bramble) - Rubus ulmifolius Goat Field, inner hedgerow On our land: everywhere |
September 17th 2023 Meadow buttercup - Ranunculus acris Bottom of Goat Field On our land: very, very common |
September 16th 2023 Red campion - Cirsium palustre Goat Field, outer hedgerow On our land: very, very common |
September 15th 2023 Marsh thistle - Cirsium palustre Oak Field, bottom hedgerow On our land: not that common |
September 14th 2023 Perennial ryegrass - Lolium perenne Goat Field On our land: common |
September 13th 2023 Greater bird's-foot-trefoil - Lotus pedunculatus Goat Field On our land: fairly common |
September 12th 2023 Creeping thistle - Cirsium arvense Swallow Field, outer hedgerow On our land: very, very common |
September 11th 2023 Common velvet grass - Holcus lanatus Oak Field, bottom On our land: very, very common |
September 10th 2023 Red clover - Trifolium pratense Goat Field, top On our land: Fairly common |
September 9th 2023 Wild angelica - Angelica sylvestris Goat Field, outer hedgerow, On our land: Fairly common |
September 8th 2023 Mouse-eared chickweed - Cerastium fontanum Goat Field, top On our land: Fairly common |
September 7th 2023 Creeping bent grass - Agrostis stolonifera Swallow Field On our land: very, very common |
September 6th 2023 Herb robert - Geranium robertianum Goat Field, outer hedgerow On our land: very common |
September 5th 2023 Autumn hawkbit - Scorzoneroides autumnalis Goat Field, by Rabbit's Gate On our land: not common |