{"id":89,"date":"2009-04-18T03:07:48","date_gmt":"2009-04-18T08:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/?p=89"},"modified":"2009-06-10T15:46:25","modified_gmt":"2009-06-10T20:46:25","slug":"morganston-woods-18th-april-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/morganston-woods-18th-april-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Morgaston Woods &#8211; 18th April 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-92\" title=\"people\" src=\"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/people-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"people\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>On Saturday 18th April, Renee Grayer led a walk in Morgaston Wood near Sherbourne St. John. Setting out from The Vyne Car Park the group had wonderful views across the water to the main house which is believed to have the first portico on a domestic building in <\/span><span>Britain<\/span><span>. <span> <\/span>On the water both coots and great crested grebes were nesting and a yellow wagtail posed by the stream.<span> <\/span>The walk through the woods revealed both early and common dog violet, daphne laureola, several hop vines, Goldilocks buttercups and Townhall Clock plants (so named because the flowerhead has flowers facing each of<span> <\/span>the four sides (like the traditional clocks seen on town halls). There were examples of <\/span><span>St. George\u2019s<\/span><span> mushrooms as well as carpets of bluebells in the woods.<!--more--><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Plant species observed<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table class=\"MsoTableGrid\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Adoxa moschatellina<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Moschatel, Townhouse clock<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Ajuga reptans<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Bugle<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Alliaria petiolata<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Garlick mustard<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Anemone nemorosa<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Wood anemone<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Anthriscus sylvestris<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Cow parsley<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Arum maculatum<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Cuckoo pint, Lords and   Ladies<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Cardamine pratensis<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Lady\u2019s smock; Cuckoo flower<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Cerastium fontanum<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Common mouse-ear chickweed<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Conopodium majus <\/span><\/em><span>(leaves)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Pignut<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Daphne laureola<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Spurge laurel<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Euphorbia amygdaloides<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Wood spurge<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Galium odoratum<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Woodruff<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Geranium robertianum<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Herb-Robert<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Glechoma hederacea<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Ground-ivy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Humulus lupulus<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Hop<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Hyacinthoides non-scripta<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Bluebell<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Lamiastrum galeobdolon<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Yellow archangel<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Lamium album<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>White dead-nettle<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Luzula pilosa<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Hairy wood-rush<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Melica uniflora<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Wood melick<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Lysimachia nemorum<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Yellow pimpernell<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Mercurialis perennis<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Dog\u2019s mercury<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Oxalis acetosella<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Wood-sorrel<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Polygonatum multiflorum<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Solomon\u2019s seal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Potentilla sterilis<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Barren strawberry<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Primula veris<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Cowslip<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Primula vulgaris<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Primrose<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Ranunculus auricomus<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Goldilocks buttercup<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Ranunculus ficaria<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Lesser celandine<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Sanicula europaea<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Sanicle<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Scrophularia nodosa<\/span><\/em><span> (leaves)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Common figwort<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Stellaria holostea<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Greater stitchwort<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Veronica chamaedrys<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Germander speedwell<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Veronica <\/span><\/em><em><span>montana<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Wood speedwell<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Vinca minor<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Lesser periwinkle<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Viola reichenbachiana<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Early dog-violet<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"199\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Viola riviniana<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Common dog-violet<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>Fungi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span>Coprinus<\/span><\/em><span> species<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span>Birds<\/span><\/span><span>:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<table class=\"MsoTableGrid\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"115\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Blue tit<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Great spotted woodpecker<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"132\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Song thrush<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"115\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Chaffinch<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Great tit<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"132\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Willow<\/span><span> warbler<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"115\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Chiffchaff<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Pheasant<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"132\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Wren<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"115\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Coot<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Robin<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"132\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span>Butterflies<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p 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