Monthly Archives: October 2017

Endangered Plant Study at Rawcliffe Meadows

Posted on 21 October, 2017 by greatemancipator

GREATER WATER PARSNIP is one of Britain’s most threatened plants, categorised as Endangered in the Red List of flowering plants. It’s a tall, imposing umbellifer – a member of the carrot family with distinct ‘umbrella’ flowers – which likes to … Continue reading →

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Rawcliffe Meadows Work Party Report 8th October 2017

Posted on 9 October, 2017 by greatemancipator

Given that pond clearance is not a particularly popular activity it was good to have six volunteers and three reasonable apologies for the morning’s work of trying to rid the water vole scrape of the Typha (reedmace) that was threatening … Continue reading →

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