{"id":2217,"date":"2013-07-31T05:44:05","date_gmt":"2013-07-31T10:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/?p=2217"},"modified":"2013-08-03T11:57:02","modified_gmt":"2013-08-03T16:57:02","slug":"cottingtons-hill-kingsclere-13-july-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/cottingtons-hill-kingsclere-13-july-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Cottington&#8217;s Hill, Kingsclere &#8211; 13 July 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The day was baking hot with full sun and the temperature in the upper 20\u2019s Centigrade when Graham Saunders led a walk at Cottington&#8217;s Hill, near Kingsclere. 8 members strode out purposefully to the sound of Skylarks and Yellowhammers but soon slowed to a dawdle, entranced by the delights of Stingless Nettles (narrow leaves \u2013 but don\u2019t try touching them unless certain of identification!), the unusual Dwarf Spurge and several fine stands of Knapweed Broomrape. The old fortification bank on the top of Cottington&#8217;s Hill was observed. The elderly, but dwarf specimens of Hawthorn, Buckthorn and Dogwood were still in rude health and seemed no bigger than on our previous visit, 5 years ago. After the steep descent, there was an even steeper rise up the escarpment through an attractive wild flower meadow with Common Spotted-orchids fading, but Pyramidal Orchids in full flower. It has been a very late season. The panoramic views were magnificent!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Report by Graham Saunders<\/em><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2217 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/cottingtons-hill-kingsclere-13-july-2013\/dwarf-spurge\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dwarf-Spurge-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2220\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2220'>\n\t\t\t\tDwarf Spurge\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/cottingtons-hill-kingsclere-13-july-2013\/knapweed-broomrape\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Knapweed-Broomrape-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2221\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2221'>\n\t\t\t\tKnapweed Broomrape\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Pictures by Ian Duddle<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><b>Cottington\u2019s Hill 13 July 2013<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><b>\u00a0Grasses<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Anthoxanthum odoratum<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Sweet Vernal-grass<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Phleum bertolonii<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Smaller Cat&#8217;s-tail<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><b>\u00a0General<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Ajuga reptans<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Bugle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Anagallis arvensis<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Scarlet Pimpernel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Bryonia dioica<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0White Bryony<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Campanula rotundifolia<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Harebell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Carduus crispus<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Welted Thistle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Carex flacca<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Glaucous Sedge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><em>Centaurea scabiosa<\/em><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Greater Knapweed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Cirsium acaule<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Dwarf Thistle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Cirsium arvense<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Creeping Thistle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Cirsium palustre<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Marsh Thistle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Cirsium vulgare<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Spear Thistle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Clematis vitalba<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Traveller&#8217;s-joy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Clinopodium vulgare<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Wild Basil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Dactylorhiza fuchsii<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Common Spotted-orchid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Daucus carota<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Wild Carrot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Dryopteris filix-mas<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Male-fern<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Euphorbia exigua<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Dwarf Spurge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Euphrasia nemorosa<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Common Eyebright<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Fumaria officinalis<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Common Fumitory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Galium mollugo<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Hedge-bedstraw<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Galium verum<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Lady&#8217;s Bedstraw<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Geranium molle<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Dove&#8217;s-foot Crane&#8217;s-bill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Geranium pyrenaicum<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Hedgerow Crane&#8217;s-bill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Geranium robertianum<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Herb-Robert<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Hypericum hirsutum<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Hairy St John&#8217;s-wort<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Hypericum perforatum<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Perforate St John&#8217;s-wort<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Hypochaeris radicata<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Cat&#8217;s-ear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Knautia arvensis<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Field Scabious<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Lathyrus pratensis<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Meadow Vetchling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Linum catharticum<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Fairy Flax<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Lotus corniculatus<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Common Bird&#8217;s-foot-trefoil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Luzula campestris<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Field Wood-rush<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Matricaria discoidea<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Pineappleweed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Mercurialis perennis<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Dog&#8217;s Mercury<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Odontites vernus<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Red Bartsia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\">\u00a0<em>Orobanche elatior<\/em><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Knapweed Broomrape<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Papaver dubium<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Long-headed Poppy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Papaver rhoeas<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Common Poppy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Primula veris<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Cowslip<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Prunella vulgaris<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Selfheal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Ranunculus acris<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Meadow Buttercup<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Ranunculus repens<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Creeping Buttercup<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Reseda lutea<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Wild Mignonette<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Rumex acetosa<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Common Sorrel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Scrophularia nodosa<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Common Figwort<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Sherardia arvensisa<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Field Madder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Silene dioica<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Red Campion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Silene latifolia<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0White Campion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Silene x hampeana<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Hybrid Campion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Sisymbrium officinale<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Hedge Mustard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Tamus communis<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Black Bryony<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Thymus polytrichus<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Wild Thyme<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Tripleurospermum inodorum<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Scentless Mayweed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Vicia cracca<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Tufted Vetch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Viola arvensis<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Field Pansy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><b>Trees and shrubs<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Cornus sanguinea<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Dogwood<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Crataegus monogyna<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Hawthorn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Ligustrum vulgare<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Wild Privet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Prunus spinosa<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Blackthorn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Rhamnus cathartica<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Buckthorn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Rosa canina<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Dog-rose<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Rubus caesius<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Dewberry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Rubus fruticosus<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Bramble<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Taxus baccata<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Yew<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"223\"><i>\u00a0Viburnum lantana<\/i><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\u00a0Wayfaring-tree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Linnet<br \/>\nSkylark<br \/>\nYellowhammer<\/p>\n<p>Funnel spider<\/p>\n<p>Marbled White<br \/>\nMeadow Brown<br \/>\nRinglet<br \/>\nSkipper<br \/>\nSmall Tortoiseshell<\/p>\n<p>Cinnabar Moth<\/p>\n<p>Badger sett<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>List by Jerry Welsh<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The day was baking hot with full sun and the temperature in the upper 20\u2019s Centigrade when Graham Saunders led a walk at Cottington&#8217;s 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