Lichens at Newbury – 12 March 2011

On Saturday 12 March, a collaborative walk, between the Reading and District Natural History Society and the Friends of Newtown Road Cemetery, was led by James Wearn (Recorder of Lichens for the Society) within the grounds of the newly re-managed Newtown Road Cemetery in Newbury.  The older of the two large cemeteries in the town, [...]

Shiplake – 19 February 2011

On Saturday 19th February, Lesley Dunlop led a field trip to look at the geology of the Shiplake district. Before starting the walk, the botanists had a quick diversion to look at the Maidenhair Ferns which grow under the over-hanging platform at Shiplake Station.  The station lies on the Kempton Park Gravel Terrace, laid down [...]