I Love Arnside and Silverdale: Checking out Southern Polypody and Black Spleenwort plus fungi, fungi and more fungi

Tuesday 17 November 2020

Checking out Southern Polypody and Black Spleenwort plus fungi, fungi and more fungi

CHECKING OUT SOUTHERN POLYPODY AND BLACK SPLEENWORT PLUS FUNGI, FUNGI AND MORE FUNGI - see below.

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Another recent blog on"The best moments of vis so far this year - click here

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2020 Visible Bird Migration records

"Strange Polypodium Interjectum found in Burton (17th Oct 2020)

Cloud and Sunrise photo blog - click here

The new Orchid book "Britains Orchids" by Sean Cole and Mike Waller - please click this link for details.

Varieties of our local Hutton Roof Gentians and the reason for the 50/50 Purple and White, plus my research survey results. Plus "Upland Enchanters Nightshade (circae x intermedia)

More Autumn Gentian photos (2020) can be seen here

Dark Stemmed Hybrids (Epipactis schmalhauseneii - helleborine led)

Primula vulgaris and Primula veris (Primrose and Cowslip)

Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) and Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)

Northern Greenland Wheatear (Oenanthe o. leucorrhoa)

Rb Fotoman Close Up photos

Fieldfare numbers of Wintering Birds almost non existent Sth Cumbria

2020 Visible Spring Bird Migration Counts at Burton In Kendal

Dryopteris sub-montana (Rigid Buckler Fern) on Hutton Roof, Cumbria

Polygonatum odoratum (Angular Solomons Seal) on Hutton Roof, Cumbria.

Starlings

A Beech Mast Year

Chaffinch - large numbers overwintering/high beech mast yields

Crossbills (chicks in late December etc)

Holly Ferns on Hutton Roof and how they are fairing

2019 a exceptional year for the berries

A very special Orchid - A branched Epipactis atrorubens

Redwing at roost (Birdy Brow-Kemple End)

Linnets - Extroadinary High numbers2019 Visible Migration Bird Counts at Burton In Kendal

Monday 16th November 2020

It was my intention to check out the Southern Polypody No.2 which we are so lucky to have in Lancelot Clark Storth (CWF). It's one of those which protrude from all areas to the head of a very large boulder which lies within deep canopied woodland. I can show you some photos further down the blog.

But the story does not start there, on my way up Vicarage Lane (Burton In Kendal) I always have my eyes peeled for nice things, whilst looking into the packed vegetation lurking in the verges. Today just turned out to be yet another special day. I managed to find some Black Spleenwort (Asplenium adiantum-nigrum) at a new site, here are some of photos.

Black Spleenwort (Asplenium adiantum-nigrum)
found on Vicarage Ln, Burton In Kendal (16th Nov 2020)

this photo clearly shows the feature of the "Black Stipe"

Black Spleenwort (Asplenium adiantum-nigrum)
found on Vicarage Ln, Burton In Kendal (16th Nov 2020)

Black Spleenwort (Asplenium adiantum-nigrum)
Underside showing Sori and Black stipe.
found on Vicarage Ln, Burton In Kendal (16th Nov 2020)

this photo clearly shows the feature of the "Black Stipe"

Black Spleenwort (Asplenium adiantum-nigrum)
found on Vicarage Ln, Burton In Kendal (16th Nov 2020)

(Below) I was surprised to see so much Bush Vetch (Viscia sepium) around which are still in flower here and there. It's always been one of my favourite species and there have been flowers now since April. Also in the photo you can see the black seed pods.

Both of the above photos show the beautiful Bush Vetch with the top photo showing the flower and the lower photo showing the seed pods.

(Below) you see various photo's of both lichens and fungi which I encountered at the bottom of Lancelot Clark Storth (CWT). It's great to see so many rotting down woodpiles which are a haven for wildlife especially the lichen and fungi, and the more you look the more you find. I can't give you species names without research, but all enjoyable whilst on my way to find the very special polypody..