2004 Slapton Ley Devon 11th September One Day Meeting
Nine members joined me for the afternoon on what was forecast as a sunny day with heavy showers. We started by looking at the species along the shingle at the top of the beach. Glaucium flavum (yellow horned-poppy) with long slender seedpods and the odd yellow flower looked wonderful compared to the tatty rosettes of Crambe maritima (sea-kale).
At the base of the cliffs we had Verbascum virgatum (twiggy mullein) and Erodium maritimum (sea stork's-bill). The heavens opened as we studied Pancratium maritimum (sea daffodil) and at this stage we all made a dash to the cars. From here we drove down to the lake and walked along the shoreline. Corrigiola littoralis (strapwort) was looking wonderful, the best I have ever seen it, fourteen specimens were counted and many photos taken. Also growing just above the high tide line were Chenopodium rubrum (red goosefoot) and the odd plant of Panicum miliaceum (common millet). Scutellaria galericulata (skullcap) was found amongst the vegetation around the lake and in the wooded areas alongside the path the group had to search hard to find a flower on Ruscus aculeatus (butcher's-broom).
Just back to the cars and down came the rain a sign for the meeting to come to an abrupt end.
PAUL GREEN