Darlington and Teesdale Naturalists Field Club Visit to Raisby Hill Grassland Saturday June 1 st , 2019 Summary of Visit Ten members left Abbey Road on a sombre day with rain threatening and found their way .to the site near Coxhoe. It was a longish (half mile walk to the entrance to the site through […]
The up dated summer programme is on the club forum
Tony our speaker last night has sent the following information if you are interested.Regarding the Yorkshire Conchological Society meeting in Barton village, this is at 11.00am on 27th April. The grid reference I have is NZ2296.0879. Details of meetings are on the Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union website, Events section. The aim of the Barton meeting is […]
In our spring time walk we recorded Adoxa moschatelina Townhall clock. “Quite a specialist in the botanical world, as it is the only plant in an entire plant family. There are five flowers to each stem. The four flowers that go to make up the four“ faces of the clock”, each have a five-lobed corolla, […]
Gagea lutea (L.) Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem. It is Gagea lutea Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem time again. Photograph showed the plant in flower. These are the clues how to identify the plant. 1) There is a single basal leaf and a flowering stem per plant. Height of stem is 8-25cm. 2) Basal leaf has unique acuminate hooded tip. There […]
Cotherstone, 8th July 2018, in this walk we discovered Narrow Buckler Fern, Latin name Dryopteris carthusiana. Discovery of this fern dated back to 1699.This was a pale blue colour fern, bipinnately divided, erect fronds and no shuttlecock-like crown. We found the fern near old tree stumps among many woodland mosses. Narrow Buckler Fern is in […]
Urtica dioica var galeopsifolia Fen Nettle This plant was discovered by Darlington and Teesdale Naturalists’ Field Club at Hayberries Nature Reserve on 2nd September 2018. It was a regular walk by the Darlington and Teesdale Naturalists’ Field Club on Sunday 2nd September 2018 at Hayberries, co Durham. This plant was growing with other nettles but […]
BOTANY RECORDS OF NEW YEAR PLANT HUNT. DATE=29TH DECEMBER 2018 TO 1ST JANUARY 2019. LOCATIONS=Drinkfield Marsh, Clowbeck, Hollyhurst road, Low Coniscliffe, Spoilbank wood, Morrison Morton park to Brick train, Lanchester area, South park, Blackwell circular, Low Force,,Weardale, Broken scar to Blackwell, High Force,Richmond to Skeeby, Dene Darlington. Station road,Victoria Embankment,Victoria road,, Surtees street, Town hall,Darlington,.A1 Motorway,Elvet […]
Cliff and Gladys after many years dedicated service to the Field Club have decided to step down as Council Members.I am pleased to confirm in recognition of their long service, commitment and dedication it was unanimously agreed by all Council Members to make them both Honorary Life Members of Darlington and Teesdale Naturalists’ Field Club.Their […]