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Ashcombe Bottom, East Sussex. Relict ancient woodland on the South Downs. Birds, vascular plants, bryophytes, lichen & fungi. 01.04.21

Sim Elliott

Apr 36 min read

Ashcombe Bottom, East Sussex. Relict ancient woodland on the South Downs. Birds, vascular plants, bryophytes, lichen & fungi. 01.04.21

Ashcombe Bottom, 4km west of Lewes, is one of the very few ancient woodlands left on the East Sussex Downs. Owen Johnson (1998) The...

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Tree Lungwort & Tunbridge Filmy-fern, High Weald, Sussex. 20.11.23

Sim Elliott

Nov 21, 20232 min read

Tree Lungwort & Tunbridge Filmy-fern, High Weald, Sussex. 20.11.23

I am not going to reveal where we found these species as the lichen Tree Lungwort, Lobaria pulmonaria, and Tunbridge Filmy-fern,...

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Two special finds: Dumortier's Liverwort & Epiphytic Polypody Ferns at Fairlight Glen. 14.10.23

Sim Elliott

Oct 14, 20235 min read

Two special finds: Dumortier's Liverwort & Epiphytic Polypody Ferns at Fairlight Glen. 14.10.23

I visited Fairlight Glen on 14.10.23 to enjoy its amazing bryophytes and ferns; I was hoping to find Dumortier's Liverwort Dumortiera...

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Rock Wood SSSI, Heron's Ghyll, East Sussex: Bryophytes, Lichen, Ferns & Fungi. 13.10.23

Sim Elliott

Oct 14, 20236 min read

Rock Wood SSSI, Heron's Ghyll, East Sussex: Bryophytes, Lichen, Ferns & Fungi. 13.10.23

Rock Wood is an SSSI noted for its oceanic bryophytes and it can be reached by the 29 Bus from Brighton; alight at Hendall Gate Farm...

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Wakehurst Woods SSSI, West Sussex: Lichens, Bryophytes & Ferns. 04.10.23

Sim Elliott

Oct 5, 20239 min read

Wakehurst Woods SSSI, West Sussex: Lichens, Bryophytes & Ferns. 04.10.23

The Wakehurst Woods are part of a larger SSSI: The Wakehurst & Chiddingly Woods SSSI; Wakehurst Woods are to the west of Kew's Wakehurst...

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A Tale of Two Ferns: Royal Fern & Tunbridge Filmy Fern in Sussex. 23 & 26.09.23

Sim Elliott

Sep 27, 20234 min read

A Tale of Two Ferns: Royal Fern & Tunbridge Filmy Fern in Sussex. 23 & 26.09.23

The exact locations of these ferns has not been included in this account; to protect them should there be fern collectors still around....

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Northpark Copse, West Sussex. Ancient Chestnut stools & their many Bryophytes 08.09.23.

Sim Elliott

Sep 10, 20238 min read

Northpark Copse, West Sussex. Ancient Chestnut stools & their many Bryophytes 08.09.23.

Northpark Copse is an SSSI but it is not a nature reserve; however there are public footpaths which run through the copse. It is located...

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Coed Felenrhyd and Llennyrch, Maentwrog, Wales. Wild flowers, ferns, bryophytes & lichens. 15.08.23

Sim Elliott

Aug 23, 202310 min read

Coed Felenrhyd and Llennyrch, Maentwrog, Wales. Wild flowers, ferns, bryophytes & lichens. 15.08.23

Coed Felenrhyd & Llennyrch is a rare, Atlantic oak woodland and one of our largest woods in Wales. It sits above the Vale of Ffestiniog...

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Botanical finds at Leonardslee Gardens. A Sussex Botanical Recording Society field meeting. 26.07.23

Sim Elliott

Jul 28, 20234 min read

Botanical finds at Leonardslee Gardens. A Sussex Botanical Recording Society field meeting. 26.07.23

This trip to Leonardslee Gardens was a wonderful experience, as I learnt a great deal, and saw many new-to-me species. As a novice...

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East Head, West Sussex. Flowering Plants, especially glassworts, Bryophytes and Lichens 24.07.23

Sim Elliott

Jul 25, 20235 min read

East Head, West Sussex. Flowering Plants, especially glassworts, Bryophytes and Lichens 24.07.23

Visit one of the last surviving pieces of natural coastline in West Sussex. East Head is an example of the nationally rare and fragile,...

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Fairlight Glen; from the Dripping Well to the Beach. Ferns, Bryophytes and Lichen. 19.06.23

Sim Elliott

Jun 23, 20237 min read

Fairlight Glen; from the Dripping Well to the Beach. Ferns, Bryophytes and Lichen. 19.06.23

I visited Fairlight Glen again on 19.06.23. It is in the Hastings County Park, where the High Weald Wealden sandstone meet the sea. It is...

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Lichens, inc. Bunodophoron melanocarpum, & bryophytes in a South East oceanic microclimate. 22.05.23

Sim Elliott

May 23, 20238 min read

Lichens, inc. Bunodophoron melanocarpum, & bryophytes in a South East oceanic microclimate. 22.05.23

I made a trip to Eridge Rocks in the High Weald, yesterday; it is one of my favourite sites in Sussex. This Sussex Wildlife Trust reserve...

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