BORDER BRYOLOGISTS

2009–2010

Our meetings are to help beginners learn about mosses and liverworts, rather than high-powered recording sessions. Please bring a packed lunch to all meetings, which are on Sundays, starting at 10.30 am.

You may also wish to bring with you a copy of the British Bryological Society's new Field Guide.

You are very welcome to suggest venues for future outdoor meetings; please include grid references and details for parking. In case of any queries, contact the group leader:

Mark Lawley,

12A Castleview Terrace,

Ludlow

SY8 2NG

Tel: 01584 876564
m.lawley@virgin.net

2009

October	11th	We will explore Lower Thrift Farm (SO 714583) midway between Clifton-on-Teme and Whitbourne, on the border between Herefordshire and Worcestershire, by kind invitation from Diane Richards. Bryological attractions include ancient woodland, tree-lined watercourses, deposits of tufa, and orchards. From Clifton upon Teme take the turning for Whitbourne opposite the Lion Hotel and past the school. After two and a half miles there is an “Atcost” barn on the left hand side, just before the road enters some woodland. Turn in there and park. From the A44, turn off towards Whitbourne. Stay on that road, following signs for Clifton upon Teme for about a mile and a half. The road goes through a chicane over a stone bridge, and climbs quite steeply through a wood. Just at the end of the woodland there is an “Atcost” barn on the right hand side. Turn in there and park.
November	8th	Court Wood, Wye Valley (SO 570156). Pete Martin will lead us to explore rocky outcrops around old workings (scowles) in woodland, with the River Wye below. Meet at SO 565154, where a footpath leaves the B4432. From there we will walk across a field to enter the southern tip of the wood.

2010

January	24th	We will explore Coed y Geifr at Rowlestone Court Farm near Ewyas Harold in south-west Herefordshire with Jonathan Sleath, and with the kind permission of Mr Mark Williams. Coed y Geifr is semi-natural woodland, with several deeply incised streams. It is not known bryologically, but promises to be a rewarding locality. Meet at SO 376271 in the parking area by the ice-cream shop.
February	14th	Meet at the entrance to Bridgnorth Cemetery, Shropshire (SO 724935). This large cemetery contains a varied assemblage of habitats, and should provide us with a good list of bryophytes. Later in the day, we may venture on to the sandstone outcrops nearby.
March	7th	Clunton Coppice, Clun Valley (SO 343806), Shropshire. Take the lane south from Clunton, and park on the right-hand side of the lane. Clunton Coppice is a Shropshire Wildlife Trust reserve containing deciduous woodland. Members of the Clun valley branch of the Trust will join us for the day.

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