Post by zpyder on Aug 4, 2007 21:57:43 GMT
Originally I was going to title this "Drosera intermedia in the New Forest" but then I realised, this isn't the new forest (Afaik), being to the west, on the other side of Poole bay.
Anyway. I'm pretty sure everyone here will be thinking "We've established the fact that the UK and it's remaining wet heathland has a fair bit of d.anglica, rotundifolia and intermedia". The reason I wanted to share this photo is that I took it at this site as I'd never seen such a dense mat of them before. I'm guessing others here will have, but it's a first for me.
Admittedly I've not exactly ever gone out CP hunting, I just tend to get drawn to any areas that look a bit boggy when out walking or doing fieldwork.
The same trip I was glad I had my waterproof boots and gaters on, as I put one foot down and it promptly disappeared about 4" above my ankles. Putting my other foot back, the ground that used to be solid decided to engulf that foot. After quickly looking around to make sure that my lecturer wasn't looking (He was looking for marsh orchids(we were meant to be doing fieldwork, but what can I say, for some people stinky wet muddy places are too alluring!)) after 10 seconds of madly flailing around whilst desperately trying to go either sink up to my knees or fall flat on my face/ass, I got out, with some pretty grotty gaiters and only a small trickle of water down one boot!
What was interesting with where I took this photo was it was quite close to where some research had been done into the use of using a sulfur compound, and controlled burning to aid in heathland restoration (clear foliage making bare ground for heather recolonisation whilst also making the ground a little more acidic). I don't know whether the slightly different conditions in the water/soil might effect the growth of the CP's there, presuming the sulfur could spread that far!
Anyway. I'm pretty sure everyone here will be thinking "We've established the fact that the UK and it's remaining wet heathland has a fair bit of d.anglica, rotundifolia and intermedia". The reason I wanted to share this photo is that I took it at this site as I'd never seen such a dense mat of them before. I'm guessing others here will have, but it's a first for me.
Admittedly I've not exactly ever gone out CP hunting, I just tend to get drawn to any areas that look a bit boggy when out walking or doing fieldwork.
The same trip I was glad I had my waterproof boots and gaters on, as I put one foot down and it promptly disappeared about 4" above my ankles. Putting my other foot back, the ground that used to be solid decided to engulf that foot. After quickly looking around to make sure that my lecturer wasn't looking (He was looking for marsh orchids(we were meant to be doing fieldwork, but what can I say, for some people stinky wet muddy places are too alluring!)) after 10 seconds of madly flailing around whilst desperately trying to go either sink up to my knees or fall flat on my face/ass, I got out, with some pretty grotty gaiters and only a small trickle of water down one boot!
What was interesting with where I took this photo was it was quite close to where some research had been done into the use of using a sulfur compound, and controlled burning to aid in heathland restoration (clear foliage making bare ground for heather recolonisation whilst also making the ground a little more acidic). I don't know whether the slightly different conditions in the water/soil might effect the growth of the CP's there, presuming the sulfur could spread that far!
