The first yellow flowers of Spring where seen today the Marsh Marigold Caltha palustre is flowering on the damp areas of the reserve despite the grey overcast day
Recording the Lichens Mosses and Liverworts continues
Oak Moss (Evernia prunastri)
Capilary Thread Moss Bryum capilare
Common Jellyspot - Dacrymyces stillatus TBC A fungi was also found on decaying wood
An pale green algae was also identified on the Rail Embankment
On the subject of Lichens which are a shared organism consisting of an Alge and Fungi two external parasitic - Lichenicolous fungus have been identified
1. Evernia prunastri and the parasitic fungi Unguiculariopsis lettaui.
2. Physcia tenella and the parasitic fungi Illosporiopsis christiansenii
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