{"id":450,"date":"2009-08-01T15:03:23","date_gmt":"2009-08-01T20:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/?p=450"},"modified":"2009-08-22T12:55:21","modified_gmt":"2009-08-22T17:55:21","slug":"nettlebed-common-1st-august-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/nettlebed-common-1st-august-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Nettlebed Common &#8211; 1st August 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday 1st August, Sally Rankin led a walk round Nettlebed Common. The recent wet weather had brought out an early flush of fungi. The group were alerted to the presence of a Stinkhorn by a strong and unpleasant smell \u2013 it was covered with flies, which obviously found the scent attractive. The clay cap on Nettlebed Common used to be mined for the local brick industry and this has left a network of ponds. Acid soils are rare in Oxfordshire and this is one of the few sites in the county where Hard Fern and heather can be found.\u00a0 A Hard Fern plant with 2 kinds of fronds was found \u2013 sterile evergreen outer fronds and narrower inner fertile fronds. The group were shown areas on the Common where volunteers had opened up clearings and scraped away the bracken litter to enable the heather seedbank to regenerate.\u00a0 A Common Lizard which had lost its tail was spotted in one of the clearings.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-450 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\/wp-content\/uploads\/hardfern.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hardfern-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-455\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-455'>\n\t\t\t\tHard Fern\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\/wp-content\/uploads\/stinkhornflies.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/stinkhornflies-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-456\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-456'>\n\t\t\t\tStinkhorn fungus covered in flies\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>List of plant species\u00a0\u00a0 (identified by Janet Welsh)<\/h3>\n<p>Torilis japonica Upright hedge-parsley<br \/>\nPteridium aquilinum Bracken<br \/>\nDryopteris filix-mas Male-fern<br \/>\nDryopteris dilatata Broad Buckler-fern<br \/>\nBlechnum spicant Hard Fern<br \/>\nHypericum pulchrum Slender St John\u2019s-wort<br \/>\nFallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed<br \/>\nViburnum opulus Guelder-rose<br \/>\nRosa canina Dog-rose<br \/>\nCytisus scoparius Broom<br \/>\nPrunus avium Wild Cherry<br \/>\nPotentilla erecta Tormentil<br \/>\nArtemisia vulgaris Mugwort<br \/>\nCirsium palustre\u00a0\u00a0 Marsh Thistle<br \/>\nRumex sanguineus Wood Dock<br \/>\nDipsacus fullonum Teasel<br \/>\nCarex pendula Pendulous Sedge<br \/>\nOxalis acetosella Wood-sorrel<br \/>\nPopulus tremula Aspen<br \/>\nSorbus aucuparia Rowan<br \/>\nBetula pendula Silver Birch<br \/>\nPrunus spinosa Blackthorn<br \/>\nIlex aquifolium Holly<br \/>\nQuercus robur Oak<br \/>\nFagus sylvatica Beech<br \/>\nCorylus avellana Hazel<br \/>\nLuzula pilosa Hairy Wood-rush<br \/>\nDeschampsia flexuosa Wavy Hair-grass<br \/>\nJuncus effusus Soft-rush<br \/>\nCalluna vulgaris Heather<br \/>\nLonicera periclymenum Honeysuckle<br \/>\nGalium saxatile Heath Bedstraw<br \/>\nDeschampsia caespitosa Tufted Hair-grass<br \/>\nDigitalis purpurea Foxglove<br \/>\nVeronica serpyllifolia\u00a0 Thyme-leaved Speedwell<br \/>\nUlex europaeus Gorse<br \/>\nLotus pedunculatus Greater Bird\u2019s-foot-trefoil<br \/>\nSphagnum mosses<br \/>\nJuncus bulbosus Bulbous Rush<br \/>\nErica cineria Bell Heather<br \/>\nCarex pilulifera Pill Sedge<br \/>\nNymphaea alba\u00a0 White Water-lily<br \/>\nIris pseudacorus Yellow Iris<br \/>\nRanunculus flammula Lesser Spearwort<br \/>\nOne sedge to be confirmed<\/p>\n<h3>List of fungi\u00a0 ( identified by Gordon Crutchfield)<\/h3>\n<p>Boletus chrysenteron<br \/>\nPaxillus involutus<br \/>\nCollybia dryophila<br \/>\nStropharia coronila<br \/>\nStropharia semiglobata<br \/>\nRussula ?vesca<br \/>\nRussula cyanoxantha<br \/>\nAmanita rubescens The Blusher<br \/>\nMycena fibula<br \/>\nPhallus impudicus Common Stinkhorn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday 1st August, Sally Rankin led a walk round Nettlebed Common. 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