tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76701323912650810622024-02-08T19:34:07.303+00:00My Sidmouth Nature DiaryPeter Orchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15749835065138886425noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670132391265081062.post-1043169495249089922023-04-14T09:27:00.007+00:002023-04-14T09:27:46.989+00:00Harcombe Lane [February 2023]<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99WUXHlwptroesei_YJ_tzXQ7EyB2vrORxFhWwV6Ku4h8cS8azpL6JuubSW1pVuYCVvnX236BkyAaXg9ARC6PpGXmfspu_Ht92t1SNdGVd1nmPh-0KDGS4x8sLdXt9ksfjothTBISznI8Q-_tbE28J86Y6wsNAIJ7mQRLBouMmSGHiu0kJrv1YBTrFA/s2046/20230201_104110-COLLAGE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="2046" height="663" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99WUXHlwptroesei_YJ_tzXQ7EyB2vrORxFhWwV6Ku4h8cS8azpL6JuubSW1pVuYCVvnX236BkyAaXg9ARC6PpGXmfspu_Ht92t1SNdGVd1nmPh-0KDGS4x8sLdXt9ksfjothTBISznI8Q-_tbE28J86Y6wsNAIJ7mQRLBouMmSGHiu0kJrv1YBTrFA/w663-h663/20230201_104110-COLLAGE.jpg" width="663" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Harcombe Lane</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1st February 2023</span></p>Peter Orchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15749835065138886425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670132391265081062.post-83028680102681533612023-04-14T08:56:00.004+00:002023-04-14T08:56:38.607+00:00Lockyer Observatory [April 2023]<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We met at 10.30 in the Knowle car park under overcast skies and with a very blustery wind. Mercifully the rain help off for our walk only setting in once we were all safely back at home!</p><p>We set off up Peasland Road and entered the Knapp through the gate to the reserve and then climbed the steps encountering a fine display of fleecy milkcap fungi near the top. On a brief detour on to the Peasland Knapp wild flower area we found the 'iconic' toadstool, fly agaric, under the birch trees. It was good to find a specimen in pristine condition.</p><p>Moving on we walked down through the orchard stopping to admire the impressive array of lichen growing on the older fruit trees and then along the woodland path to the gate into the cemetery.</p><p>The best area for lichen in the churchyard is in the oldest part. Lichen can be very slow growing and so have had many years to form some good specimens on the tombstones here. Lichen can be very difficult to identify unless one specialises in them and, sadly, most people take little notice of these remarkable organisms; they are a joint partnership between a fungi and an algae. Six species that frequently occur in churchyards and that can be reasonably identified by the non-expert can be found here (they are listed in my species list - see below).</p><p>There were a few fungi to be seen including a first for me, the golden waxcap, and also some flowers still in bloom that one would have expected to have seeded some time ago but that is the nature of our milder weather now, there has been no frost to put an end to them. We had seen very few birds on our walk so a green woodpecker feeding on the ground was a welcome sight.</p><p>Returning to the Knapp we continued along the woodland path emerging into the grassy area and descended the path towards the road making a surprising find on the way. In the hedge a 'neighbour' has been depositing garden rubbish over the fence (which is very naughty!) and on the rotting mass of vegetation was an outstanding display of upright coral fungus.</p><p>From there we made our way down Station Road and onto the small area where the Knapp nature pond is but no newts were to be seen but that was not really a surprise. The diversion took us back out into Peasland Road and on to the finish back at the Knowle.</p><p>I recorded 57 species in all and others may have seen things I missed but you can see my full species list here: <a href="https://www.peterorchard.me.uk/node/51022" target="_blank">Species list 02-Nov-22</a></p>Peter Orchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15749835065138886425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670132391265081062.post-90659879693211879462022-11-04T19:56:00.003+00:002022-11-04T19:56:37.083+00:00On my walk ... the jackdaw<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqW7rLQeGMchYkSpjWtqi4Ctupq9CeHbfn3Us6CRW19CwIR0wA-MkI5_oPECbVsZs5hIfWx4ijuChzPl8x3hgVlYPp4Y_P98fswDbsqwa1QLa3eKokkMndOcpdoOfHf6pUXt5fSfZOoZrHi9_vD9b0MqrPfRPYk8HDxU4Fg0pIxgh58y4uAo0tMjUqOA/s2048/Jackdaw-01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqW7rLQeGMchYkSpjWtqi4Ctupq9CeHbfn3Us6CRW19CwIR0wA-MkI5_oPECbVsZs5hIfWx4ijuChzPl8x3hgVlYPp4Y_P98fswDbsqwa1QLa3eKokkMndOcpdoOfHf6pUXt5fSfZOoZrHi9_vD9b0MqrPfRPYk8HDxU4Fg0pIxgh58y4uAo0tMjUqOA/w489-h367/Jackdaw-01.JPG" width="489" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">The jackdaw is a familiar sight about the cliffs, and also the various green spaces, around Sidmouth. A party of six are regular visitors to the grounds here where I live to feed on grubs they find in the lawns.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This is a sociable little crow, not only enjoying the company of its own kind but are often found with flocks of rooks on farmland and less frequently with carrion crows. Despite their gregarious nature they can also be encountered in pairs, especially during the breeding season of course.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">They have lovely blue eyes and are quite endearing. They seem to be quite pompous as they strut around as if they own everything that they can see. They are also very intelligent and are known to be 'thieves' in a similar way to magpies. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">The origin of their name is a little obscure and may have come about from a couple of sources. Daw is a country name for a crow so that part is obvious but Jack may come from the distinctive harsh 'jack' call they make. On the other hand jack means 'common' and is also used for 'small' in some parts of the country. So this could represent the common crow or, more likely, the small crow as it is smaller than both the rook and the carrion crow.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Apart from their characteristic call and being smaller than its cousins the other distinctive feature is the grey on the back of their neck (this is not a sign of advancing years!).</p><p style="text-align: justify;">They are accomplished aviators and can perform quite acrobatic manoeuvres around the cliffs. </p>Peter Orchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15749835065138886425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670132391265081062.post-43892988214162676252022-11-03T19:56:00.003+00:002022-11-03T19:56:31.203+00:00On my walk ... the hart's-tongue fern<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhshOxC6kxJCnxWQ0Tf3xSDyU46u-_oAdzgZZsBslNAJ7AESeFMSUEQJuIjTI_NttW-jraEf0XhXMcixPCC-9nNLBs89mWBtsjnpDHJotWz22U1uT7zylBZ0F1sddpeHgBlBpat0R9ZBrFU974RcpEXynNyZakBQm72_SdN1Js5716zmJ8IoFsCHpDhtQ/s2048/Harts-tongue-02.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhshOxC6kxJCnxWQ0Tf3xSDyU46u-_oAdzgZZsBslNAJ7AESeFMSUEQJuIjTI_NttW-jraEf0XhXMcixPCC-9nNLBs89mWBtsjnpDHJotWz22U1uT7zylBZ0F1sddpeHgBlBpat0R9ZBrFU974RcpEXynNyZakBQm72_SdN1Js5716zmJ8IoFsCHpDhtQ/w471-h353/Harts-tongue-02.JPG" width="471" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">One of the more common plants one will encounter when walking around Sidmouth is the hart's-tongue fern [Phyllitis scolopendrium]; it is common throughout the south west of England. Hart's-tongue is, in fact, a 'spleenwort' which is a sub-family of the fern group. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">It can be found in woods, especially woodland on hill sides, hedgerows, among rocks, on walls, on the sides of ditches, even inside water wells. In short, it likes warm, darkish, damp places. It is an indicator plant of ancient woodland so where it occurs in woodland it is likely the woodland dates back over 600 years. Hart's-tongue can be abundant where the environment is suitable. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Unlike the 'classic' ferns that have rather complex leaf structures the hart's-tongue has a smooth, shiny, undivided leaf in its familiar 'deer's tongue' shape which is so unique and enables it to be easily identified. The Hart's-tongue is 'evergreen' and is in leaf all year round but produces new ones each spring. The spores are released from little brown 'pockets' that form on the back of the leaf. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">This plant is often grown in gardens where there is shade and it has medicinal uses too. The fronds contain compounds that are used to treat coughs, high blood pressure, dysentery, diarrhoea and digestive problems. A useful plant so it is good that it is so common.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #002419; font-family: AndesLight; font-size: 1.125em; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 1.625rem; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: right;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #002419; font-family: AndesLight; font-size: 1.125em; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 1.625rem; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: right;"><br /></p>Peter Orchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15749835065138886425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670132391265081062.post-40869449871176381512022-10-29T18:33:00.002+00:002022-10-29T18:36:43.994+00:00On my walk ... the lichen Xanthoria parietina<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7QMx1DEMRXIGm0teQhTsjgg_PRvwakfkgVRFfQNHKlL3Vf7i3gITmksrom5ehD_lphq-JvFpVdiyGGlDAwUOGpKyzZJOkWti4r_cyKLl08bRRh1XSgI6WkYO-l64AfO9l7nmd0VnYVAxpxYB92oFpOy-CaOhQ8k7IcKZOgNTFFiz9zq7v5i804Xaug/s2048/Xanthoria-periatina-02.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7QMx1DEMRXIGm0teQhTsjgg_PRvwakfkgVRFfQNHKlL3Vf7i3gITmksrom5ehD_lphq-JvFpVdiyGGlDAwUOGpKyzZJOkWti4r_cyKLl08bRRh1XSgI6WkYO-l64AfO9l7nmd0VnYVAxpxYB92oFpOy-CaOhQ8k7IcKZOgNTFFiz9zq7v5i804Xaug/w501-h376/Xanthoria-periatina-02.JPG" width="501" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">As the leaves fall from the trees and hedgerow shrubs in autumn other life forms become more apparent, especially lichens. Lichens may not look much; just some crusty, dried up vegetation but they are quite fascinating. A lichen is actually two living organisms, an algae and a fungus, which live together for mutual benefit, it is called symbiosis.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">To survive they need a host (or substrate), which may be vegetable or mineral, from which it can derive support and moisture and so they can be found on tree bark, fence posts, bare earth, amongst mosses and grass, on walls and on tombstones. Lichens are not parasitic and do not harm their host and each species has its own preference for substrate on which to grow. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Identifying lichens can be a real headache and is a somewhat specialised field but there are some common ones that the causal observer like me can recognise and this one is Xanthoria parietina. Its yellow/orange colouring is the clue but it is not the only species coloured like this but most others can be found on mineral substrates whereas this one can be found on both mineral and vegtable and is very common on shrubs, especially blackthorn. Xanthoria parietina is common in towns as it is resistant to air pollution which many species of lichen are not. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Lichen come with a descriptive terminology of their own which adds to the difficulties in identification and, sadly, very few have common English names. </p>Peter Orchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15749835065138886425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670132391265081062.post-50650126775703572892022-10-27T18:03:00.001+00:002022-10-31T09:12:54.535+00:00On my walk ... the rock samphire<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDPIXz-rXhpJk--iu7wEzMF9X27ttERKZoa5AyRjhQ-8KaqEDTKDq460QJIVeSSdwJGC3gJu_ZkcMF1Pzzi8GVbs42-W2AfOLOk2pOmBQiEechCpzs-y1BYaFtRjW0iY62JNApK0AUvDHLLU-FiGuQR_jmmjE7ZPfxX5SHzT9owFLKH4fZ7ApFOCY1w/s2048/Rock-samphire-00.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDPIXz-rXhpJk--iu7wEzMF9X27ttERKZoa5AyRjhQ-8KaqEDTKDq460QJIVeSSdwJGC3gJu_ZkcMF1Pzzi8GVbs42-W2AfOLOk2pOmBQiEechCpzs-y1BYaFtRjW0iY62JNApK0AUvDHLLU-FiGuQR_jmmjE7ZPfxX5SHzT9owFLKH4fZ7ApFOCY1w/w484-h363/Rock-samphire-00.JPG" width="484" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Walking the paths by the sea even though it is getting late in the season it is still possible to see this 'iconic' flower of the seaside, rock samphire [<i>Crithmum maritimum]</i>. It is one of those plants that seems capable of growing in the most extreme conditions and, indeed, only grows in extreme conditions, on rocks, walls, shingle and barren conditions exposed to the weather and sea spray.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Rock samphire looks as though it is not quite in flower even when it is! The flowers are cream or green and are umbrella shaped which is quite typical of the carrot family to which it belongs. Unlike other carrots however the leaves are very fleshy and this helps it store moisture and so thrive where other flowers cannot.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">It is also known as sea fennel and sea asparagus or just plain samphire but the name samphire is also used for other seaside plants such as glasswort. There is also a golden samphire which is totally unrelated. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">This was once a popular food plant and was harvested and sent to the top London restaurants but is less fashionable these days. It supposedly tastes like fennel but its taste has also been said to resemble creosote but having never tasted, and never likely to taste creosote, I cannot confirm that! One reference source I found says that it is the 'Marmite plant', you either love it or hate it. </p>Peter Orchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15749835065138886425noreply@blogger.com1