Renée Grayer led a walk at the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust Reserve at Bartley Heath on Saturday 3rd September. Highlights of the trip were the Marsh Gentians, which were flowering in profusion. The official count the previous weekend had been 974 plants. Other interesting plants on the heathland included Saw-wort, Sneezewort, abundant Devil’s-bit Scabious and Petty Whin. An interesting feature of the trip was the number of white-flowered plants, including Heather, Cross-leaved Heath, Betony and Marsh Thistle. A wetter area with small ponds had Lesser Skullcap, Tufted Forget-me-not and Marsh Speedwell. In the woodland ride, Broad and Narrow Buckler Fern were growing together, showing the more upright posture and paler foliage of the Narrow Buckler Fern. Also in the woods were Lady Fern and Scaly Male Fern, which showed the characteristic dark mark at the base of the underside of the leaves. A number of lizards were basking in the sunshine and 2 Roe Deer were disturbed in the woods. Recent wet weather had brought on a selection of fungi, including Cep and Orange Birch Bolete.
| Plants recorded during RDNHS meeting at Bartley Heath by Tony Mundell & Renée Grayer on 3 Sep 2011 | |||
| Taxon | Vernacular | Gridref | Comment |
| Acer campestre | Field Maple | SU7253 | |
| Achillea millefolium | Yarrow | SU7253 | |
| Achillea ptarmica | Sneezewort | SU732534 | At SU7325 5346. |
| Achillea ptarmica | Sneezewort | SU731533 | At SU7317 5337. |
| Agrimonia eupatoria | Agrimony | SU7253 | |
| Agrostis canina | Velvet Bent | SU7253 | In several places, e.g. pond edges at SU730534. |
| Agrostis capillaris | Common Bent | SU7253 | |
| Agrostis stolonifera | Creeping Bent | SU7253 | |
| Anthoxanthum odoratum | Sweet Vernal-grass | SU7253 | |
| Athyrium filix-femina | Lady-fern | SU7253 | |
| Betula pendula | Silver Birch | SU7253 | |
| Betula pubescens | Downy Birch | SU7253 | |
| Callitriche stagnalis | Common Water-starwort | SU7253 | |
| Calluna vulgaris | Heather | SU7253 | |
| Calluna vulgaris | Heather | SU728535 | White-flowered form in several places, e.g. SU7286 5350, SU7286 5352. |
| Calluna vulgaris | Heather | SU728534 | White-flowered form in several places, e.g. SU7282 5347, SU7283 5347, SU7283 5344. |
| Carex binervis | Green-ribbed Sedge | SU727535 | |
| Carex flacca | Glaucous Sedge | SU7253 | |
| Carex hirta | Hairy Sedge | SU7253 | |
| Carex panicea | Carnation Sedge | SU7253 | |
| Carex pilulifera | Pill Sedge | SU7253 | |
| Carex viridula subsp. oedocarpa | Common Yellow-sedge | SU7253 | |
| Centaurea nigra | Common Knapweed | SU7253 | |
| Centaurium erythraea | Common Centaury | SU7253 | |
| Cerastium fontanum | Common Mouse-ear | SU7253 | |
| Circaea lutetiana | Enchanter’s-nightshade | SU7253 | |
| Cirsium dissectum | Meadow Thistle | SU728534 | In several places with shorter vegetation, e.g. SU7286 5342. |
| Cirsium dissectum | Meadow Thistle | SU7253 | |
| Cirsium palustre | Marsh Thistle | SU7253 | |
| Cirsium vulgare | Spear Thistle | SU7253 | |
| Corylus avellana | Hazel | SU7253 | |
| Crataegus monogyna | Hawthorn | SU7253 | |
| Cuscuta epithymum | Dodder | SU729534 | Only a few non-flowering strands found at SU7297 5344 (where there had been several flowering patches on 15 July 2011). |
| Danthonia decumbens | Heath-grass | SU7253 | |
| Deschampsia cespitosa | Tufted Hair-grass | SU7253 | |
| Digitalis purpurea | Foxglove | SU7253 | |
| Dryopteris affinis subsp. affinis | Scaly Male-fern | SU732535 | Beside path in woodland at SU7325 5353. |
| Dryopteris carthusiana | Narrow Buckler-Fern | SU727535 | Surprisingly plentiful in various places at Bartley Heath, e.g. SU7277 5350. |
| Dryopteris carthusiana | Narrow Buckler-Fern | SU729534 | Surprisingly plentiful in various places at Bartley Heath, e.g. SU7299 5342. |
| Dryopteris dilatata | Broad Buckler-fern | SU7253 | |
| Dryopteris filix-mas | Male-fern | SU7253 | |
| Eleogiton fluitans | Floating Club-rush | SU730534 | In ponds at SU7300 5341 and SU7300 5344. |
| Epilobium hirsutum | Great Willowherb | SU7253 | |
| Epilobium montanum | Broad-leaved Willowherb | SU7253 | |
| Epilobium parviflorum | Hoary Willowherb | SU7253 | |
| Erica cinerea | Bell Heather | SU7253 | |
| Erica tetralix | Cross-leaved Heath | SU729534 | White-flowered form at SU7292 5344. |
| Erica tetralix | Cross-leaved Heath | SU727535 | |
| Frangula alnus | Alder Buckthorn | SU7253 | |
| Galium palustre | Marsh-bedstraw | SU7253 | |
| Genista anglica | Petty whin | SU729534 | At SU7298 5343. |
| Genista anglica | Petty whin | SU728534 | At SU7286 5348, SU7286 5346. |
| Gentiana pneumonanthe | Marsh Gentian | SU729534 | Widely scattered across heath, e.g. concentration of 50 plants at SU7292 5344. |
| Geranium robertianum | Herb-Robert | SU7253 | |
| Glyceria fluitans | Floating Sweet-grass | SU7253 | |
| Hedera helix subsp. helix | Common Ivy | SU7253 | |
| Holcus lanatus | Yorkshire-fog | SU7253 | |
| Hydrocotyle vulgaris | Marsh Pennywort | SU7253 | |
| Hypericum maculatum subsp. obtusiusculum | Imperforate St John’s-wort | SU726534 | Several beside path at SU7267 5343. |
| Hypericum humifusum | Trailing St John’s-wort | SU726534 | Few beside path at SU7267 5343. |
| Hypericum humifusum | Trailing St John’s-wort | SU730534 | Several at SU7304 5343. |
| Hypericum perforatum | Perforate St John’s-wort | SU7253 | |
| Hypericum pulchrum | Slender St John’s-wort | SU7253 | |
| Hypochaeris radicata | Cat’s-ear | SU7253 | |
| Ilex aquifolium | Holly | SU7253 | |
| Juncus acutiflorus | Sharp-flowered Rush | SU7253 | |
| Juncus articulatus | Jointed Rush | SU7253 | |
| Juncus bufonius | Toad Rush | SU7253 | |
| Juncus bulbosus | Bulbous Rush | SU7253 | |
| Juncus conglomeratus | Compact Rush | SU7253 | |
| Juncus effusus | Soft-rush | SU7253 | |
| Juncus inflexus | Hard Rush | SU7253 | |
| Lamium album | White Dead-nettle | SU7253 | |
| Lonicera periclymenum | Honeysuckle | SU7253 | |
| Lotus pedunculatus | Greater Bird’s-foot-trefoil | SU7253 | |
| Lycopus europaeus | Gypsywort | SU7253 | |
| Lysimachia nummularia | Creeping-Jenny | SU7253 | |
| Lythrum portula | Water-purslane | SU7253 | |
| Malva moschata | Musk Mallow | SU7253 | |
| Mentha aquatica | Water Mint | SU7253 | |
| Molinia caerulea | Purple Moor-grass | SU7253 | |
| Myosotis arvensis | Field Forget-me-not | SU7253 | |
| Myosotis laxa | Tufted Forget-me-not | SU730534 | In dried-up pond at SU7304 5343. |
| Myosotis laxa | Tufted Forget-me-not | SU7253 | |
| Myosotis scorpioides | Water Forget-me-not | SU7253 | |
| Odontites vernus | Red Bartsia | SU7253 | |
| Pedicularis sylvatica | Lousewort | SU7253 | |
| Persicaria hydropiper | Water-pepper | SU7253 | |
| Poa annua | Annual Meadow-grass | SU7253 | |
| Polygala serpyllifolia | Heath Milkwort | SU7253 | |
| Populus tremula | Aspen | SU7253 | |
| Potamogeton polygonifolius | Bog Pondweed | SU730534 | In pond at SU7300 5344. |
| Potentilla anserina | Silverweed | SU7253 | |
| Potentilla erecta | Tormentil | SU7253 | |
| Potentilla reptans | Creeping Cinquefoil | SU7253 | |
| Prunella vulgaris | Selfheal | SU7253 | |
| Prunus spinosa | Blackthorn | SU7253 | |
| Pteridium aquilinum | Bracken | SU7253 | |
| Pulicaria dysenterica | Common Fleabane | SU7253 | |
| Quercus cerris | Turkey Oak | SU7253 | |
| Quercus robur | Pedunculate Oak | SU7253 | |
| Ranunculus flammula | Lesser Spearwort | SU7253 | |
| Ranunculus peltatus | Pond Water-crowfoot | SU730534 | In ponds at SU7300 5344, SU7303 5343, SU7309 5341. |
| Ranunculus repens | Creeping Buttercup | SU7253 | |
| Rubus fruticosus agg. | Bramble | SU7253 | |
| Rubus laciniatus | SU727535 | At SU7274 5351. | |
| Rumex sanguineus | Wood Dock | SU7253 | |
| Salix caprea | Goat Willow | SU7253 | |
| Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia | Rusty Willow | SU7253 | |
| Salix repens | Creeping Willow | SU727535 | In several places on the open heath. |
| Salix repens | Creeping Willow | SU729535 | Scattered in many places across the open heath, e.g. SU7294 5352. |
| Scrophularia nodosa | Common Figwort | SU7253 | |
| Scutellaria minor | Lesser Skullcap | SU727534 | Patch at SU7275 5342. |
| Scutellaria minor | Lesser Skullcap | SU729534 | At SU7299 5342. |
| Scutellaria minor | Lesser Skullcap | SU730534 | In pond at SU7300 5341. |
| Senecio jacobaea | Common Ragwort | SU7253 | |
| Senecio vulgaris | Groundsel | SU7253 | |
| Serratula tinctoria | Saw-wort | SU731533 | In several places, e.g. SU7316 5337. |
| Serratula tinctoria | Saw-wort | SU728534 | In several places, e.g. SU7280 5347. |
| Serratula tinctoria | Saw-wort | SU729534 | In several places, e.g. SU7293 5345. |
| Solanum dulcamara | Bittersweet | SU7253 | |
| Stachys officinalis | Betony | SU731533 | White-flowered form at SU7318 5337. |
| Stachys officinalis | Betony | SU7253 | |
| Stellaria graminea | Lesser Stitchwort | SU7253 | |
| Stellaria media | Common Chickweed | SU7253 | |
| Succisa pratensis | Devil’s-bit Scabious | SU7253 | |
| Taraxacum agg. | Dandelion | SU7253 | |
| Teucrium scorodonia | Wood Sage | SU7253 | |
| Trifolium pratense | Red Clover | SU7253 | |
| Ulex minor | Dwarf Gorse | SU7253 | |
| Urtica dioica | Common Nettle | SU7253 | |
| Veronica chamaedrys | Germander Speedwell | SU7253 | |
| Veronica officinalis | Heath Speedwell | SU7253 | |
| Veronica persica | Common Field-speedwell | SU7253 | |
| Veronica scutellata var. villosa | Marsh Speedwell | SU729534 | At SU7299 5342. |
| Fungi identified by Graham Saunders | |||
| Boletus edulus | Cep | ||
| Leccinum versipelle | Orange Birch Bolete | ||
| Coprinus niveus | |||
| Clitopilus prunulus | The Miller | ||
| Scleroderma citrinum | Common Earth Ball | ||