Wednesday, 12 February 2020

Come July we will look for the Frog Rush (and others) growing on the Crossness Nature Reserve

Kent Botany 2019 makes mention that Frog Rush (Juncus ranarius) has been found in the West Paddock of the Crossness Nature Reserve. We will be going during mid/late-July to look: so as to avoid disturbing Ground Nesting Birds.

A Grid Reference of: TQ 4939 8048 has been provided.

It's a first Record for Vice County 16 (West Kent).

Additionally, we will look out for Borrer's Saltmarsh-Grass (Puccinellia fasciculata) which is also mentioned in Kent Botany 2019.

Also the aquatic Mare's-Tail (Hippuris vulgaris) which we saw during a 2018' Walk.

Marsh Yellow-Cress (Rorippa palustris), Blue-Water Speedwell (Veronica anagallis-aquatica) and Lesser Sea-Spurry (Spergularia marina) are all identified as growing in the West Paddock.

And perhaps we might find Marsh Cudweed (Gnaphalium uliginosum) and Trifid Bur-Marigold (Bidens tripartita): both of which we have recorded in the small, often flooded area, in the Norman Road Field.

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