{"id":2574,"date":"2014-07-17T12:45:58","date_gmt":"2014-07-17T17:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/?p=2574"},"modified":"2014-07-17T12:46:59","modified_gmt":"2014-07-17T17:46:59","slug":"moorend-common-18-june-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/moorend-common-18-june-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Moorend Common &#8211; 18 June 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Moorend Common near Frieth in Buckinghamshire, designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest, is a mosaic of ancient woodland and open areas. The geology is almost unique in the Chilterns because the chalk is still covered by layers of clay. The woodlands include areas of beech high forest in Moor Copse, oak-birch woodland and a small area of conifer plantation. The open areas, which used to be more extensive, include areas of acid and marshy grassland, heather and bracken. Due to the\u00a0mixture of soils and wet areas, over 200 plant species\u00a0have been\u00a0recorded on the site including\u00a0a huge variety of orchids. These, in turn, attract a\u00a0range of\u00a0butterflies including rare species such as the Purple Emperor. The Common is owned and managed by the Lane End Parish Council. Chris Ash led a walk here on Wednesday 18 June.<\/p>\n<p>The Common is about 22 hectares in total, split between North, Middle and South meadow areas. Middle meadow is the least spectacular florally, but the \u2018ride\u2019 down to South meadow is rich with grasses, rushes and sedges. The walk into South meadow was very wet due to recent heavy rains and the meadow was ablaze with orchids and \u2018wet meadow\u2019 flowers and included one remaining Petty Whin specimen. South meadow is dominated by Southern Marsh Orchids and their various hybrids as well as Ragged Robin, Buttercups, Cuckooflower, Sneezewort and numerous grasses. We moved to North meadow where there were hundreds of Heath Spotted Orchids in flower and a large marshy area of rushes, sedges, grasses and wild flowers.<\/p>\n<p>The meadows are rich in bird, butterfly and insect life as can be seen from the species list recorded on the day.<\/p>\n<p><em>Report by Chris Ash<\/em><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2574 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/moorend-common-18-june-2014\/friethsouthermarshes\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/friethsouthermarshes-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2580\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2580'>\n\t\t\t\tSouthern meadow\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\/moorend-common-18-june-2014\/friethbittervetch\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/friethbittervetch-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2575\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2575'>\n\t\t\t\tBitter-vetch\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\/moorend-common-18-june-2014\/friethheathspotted\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/friethheathspotted-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2576\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2576'>\n\t\t\t\tHeath Spotted-orchid\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\/moorend-common-18-june-2014\/friethmullleinonfigwort\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/friethmullleinonfigwort-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2577\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2577'>\n\t\t\t\tMullein caterpillar on Figwort\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/moorend-common-18-june-2014\/friethringlet\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/friethringlet-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2578\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2578'>\n\t\t\t\tRinglet\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\/moorend-common-18-june-2014\/friethsouthermarsh\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/friethsouthermarsh-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2579\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2579'>\n\t\t\t\tSouthern Marsh-orchid\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><em>Pictures by Rob Stallard<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 1851px;\" width=\"413\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Flora<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Achillea ptarmica<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Sneezewort (nif \u2013 not in flower)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Angelica sylvestris<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Wild Angelica (nif)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Anthroxanthium odoratum<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Sweet Vernal Grass<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Cardamine pratensis<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Cuckooflower (almost white)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Carex demissa<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Common Yellow Sedge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Carex Hirta<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Hairy Sedge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Carex leporina<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Oval Sedge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Carex panicea<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Carnatian Sedge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Carex pendula<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Pendulous Sedge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Carex remota<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Remote Sedge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Carex sylvatica<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Wood sedge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Cirsium palustre<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Marsh Thistle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Dactylorhiza fuchsia<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Common Spotted-orchid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Dactylorhiza maculata<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Heath Spotted-orchid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Dactylorhiza sp<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Marsh-Orchid and hybrids<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Danthonia decumbens<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Heath-grass<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Digitalis purpurea<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Foxglove<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Epilobium hirsutum<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Great Willowherb (nif)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Festuca gigantea<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Giant Fescue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Galium palustre<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Marsh-bedstraw<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Galium saxatile<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Heath Bedstraw<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Galium uliginosum<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Fen Bedstraw<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Genista anglica<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Petty Whin (nif)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Geranium robertianum<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Herb-Robert<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Geum urbanum<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Wood Avens<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Hypericum tetrapterum<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Square-stalked St John&#8217;s-wort<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Hypochaeris radicata<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Cat&#8217;s Ear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Juncus articulartus<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Jointed Rush<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Juncus conglomeratus<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Compact Rush<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Juncus tenuis<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Slender Rush<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Lathyrus linifolius<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Bitter-vetch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Lotus pedunculatus<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Greater Bird&#8217;s-Foot Trefoil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Luzula multiflora<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Heath Wood-rush<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Lychnis flos-cuculi<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Ragged-Robin (pink and one white)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Lysimachia nummularia<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Creeping-Jenny (nif)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Mentha aquatica<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Water mint<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Nardus stricta<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Mat-grass<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Plantago lanceolata<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Ribwort Plantain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Potentilla erecta<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Tormentil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Pulicaria dysenterica<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Common Fleabane \u00a0(nif)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Ranunculus acris<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Meadow Buttercup<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Ranunculus flammula<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Lesser Spearwort<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Rhinanthus minor<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Yellow-rattle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Rosa arvensis<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Field-rose<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Rubus idaeus<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Raspberry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Scrophularia auriculata<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Water Figwort<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Stachys sylvatica<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Hedge Woundwort<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Stellaria graminea<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Lesser Stitchwort<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Succisa pratensis<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Devil&#8217;s-bit Scabious<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Trifolium pratense<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Red Clover<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Trifolium repens<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">White Clover<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Vicia tetrasperma<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Smooth Tare<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"187\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Birds<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Carduelis carduelis<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Goldfinch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Cyanistes caeruleus<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Blue Tit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Dendrocopos major<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Great Spotted Woodpecker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Fringilla coelebs<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Chaffinch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Milvus milvus<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Red Kite<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Parus major<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Great Tit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Phylloscopus collybita<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Chiffchaff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Phylloscopus trochilus<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Willow Warbler<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Poecile palustris<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Marsh Tit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Prunella modularis<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Dunnock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Pyrrhula pyrrhula<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Bullfinch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Sylvia atricapilla<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Blackcap<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Troglodytes troglodytes<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Wren<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Turdus merula<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Blackbird<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Turdus philomelos<\/td>\n<td width=\"187\">Song 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