Dorothy Casey joined a team of people that gathered to find out what was growing and living in the wood. Dorothy’s knowledge of plants was very helpful in identifying the wide variety, particularly when it came to grasses. A total of 100 plants were recorded during the two hour session and of these 23 were species that we had not before recorded. These were added to our main list which has been built up since 2017 and now stands at 160 plants. It is interesting to see how the succession of plants has changed over time, in the first year or two Grove Piece was covered in Bristly Ox-tongue but now the dominant plants are grasses
In addition to plants, we recorded 6 new insects and 1 fungus at this year’s bioblitz.
A pond dip demonstrated the success of the pond restorations, we found a good mix of water plants, larvae and newts.
So the biodiversity of the wood is increasing and it is becoming a richer habitat, supporting more and more wildlife.
Blyth Woods 