Friday, 8 June 2018

Back to Bostall Heath

After wandering firstly beside the Upper Bedon Stream where we were pleased to record a Small Heath Butterfly viz.


our first on the Site and then on to Holly Hill Open Space, where we saw a further four Small Heath Butterflies and our first Meadow Brown butterflies of 2018, we decided to take a toddle round Bostall Heath (in the neighbouring Royal Borough of Greenwich).

Butterflies seen included our first Painted Lady Butterfly of 2018 viz.


more Meadow Brown Butterflies and a Large Skipper Butterfly viz.


Plant-Wise, the Most Interesting find was of two Common Broomrape Plants (the first we have ever seen) viz.



Most Interesting? By way of Explanation, two Common Broomrape Plants were Recorded as growing on a Grass Verge in the Bostall Heath area during June-2012. And during June-2018 there are still two Common Broomrape Plants growing on a Grass Verge (we assume the same one) in the Bostall Heath area!

Other previously Recorded Plants seen included Hare's-Foot Clover viz.


and Hedge Woundwort viz.


We were also pleased to find a small Patch of (previously Un-Recorded) Hop Trefoil viz.


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