tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572836115424987671.post4786287293426200545..comments2023-09-27T16:38:49.018+01:00Comments on South Wales Bryophytes: New turlough ??Barry Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12080358305675651314noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572836115424987671.post-30551802208947389352015-12-12T09:49:03.654+00:002015-12-12T09:49:03.654+00:00My experience at Pant-y-llyn suggests that it'...My experience at Pant-y-llyn suggests that it's best to check in mid to late summer, so that Ephemerum have time to fruit. In contrast, relatively short draw-down periods on reservoirs in the Beacons can produce vast numbers of Riccia huebeneriana etc, even in winter. I suspect the best option will be for me to visit some time in June or July 2016.sambbryohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16371859974181157877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572836115424987671.post-21957450258912890812015-12-11T22:28:24.834+00:002015-12-11T22:28:24.834+00:00Hi Sam, I can sort access for you if you need as I...Hi Sam, I can sort access for you if you need as Ive been working on the site recently so on good terms with landowners (I hope!). On the west (ST 48277 89515) there are lots of rocks and trees at the wetland margin covered in bryos. This part can be accessed via a footpath from the main road (ST 47895 89428). Its very wet at the moment but if we get prolonged dry period levels should fall, it would certainly be dry by March/April and the flooded margins perhaps earlier?? Pack your wellingtons !Gareth Farrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07103761982130970613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572836115424987671.post-59952927109787637492015-12-11T21:35:10.624+00:002015-12-11T21:35:10.624+00:00PS I would anticipate Drepanocladus aduncus on the...PS I would anticipate Drepanocladus aduncus on the fluctuating wetland margin, but it might not have enough trees (or rocks) in the wetland for Fontinalis to be present. I must look, if my colleagues can sort out access: it's only 40 minutes from home.sambbryohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16371859974181157877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572836115424987671.post-82154677475923016342015-12-11T19:48:29.724+00:002015-12-11T19:48:29.724+00:00It's a much appreciated birding site: I saw my...It's a much appreciated birding site: I saw my first Gwent Ring-necked Duck there (I think it might even have been the first county record), and it was also a regular site for Bewick's Swan in the past.<br /><br />More pertinent to this Blog is that I did a bit of recording there in December 2002, when I found 52 species. Gareth was quite right about Marchesinia, which has one of its few VC35 sites outside the Wye Valley there. Other species of note include Reboulia hemisphaerica on thin soil, and abundant Plagiomnium cuspidatum on limestone. I noted a few species on molehills, but water levels were high so I couldn't look for flood ephemerals. It would be nice if Ephemerum hibernicum (E crassinervium var rutheanum) was there... it is present nearby at Wentwood Reservoir and also grows at Pant-y-llyn and in Pembrey Forest (its only known British sites).sambbryohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16371859974181157877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572836115424987671.post-3364742163435855462015-12-11T18:15:50.572+00:002015-12-11T18:15:50.572+00:00Thanks. I have water level and flood duration for ...Thanks. I have water level and flood duration for the site so any bryos could be assigned flood depth and duration data which would be fun. Gareth Farrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07103761982130970613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572836115424987671.post-65777098702360291042015-12-11T18:05:09.197+00:002015-12-11T18:05:09.197+00:00Fascinating stuff Gareth.Fascinating stuff Gareth.Charles Hipkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830879011782542534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572836115424987671.post-53619269943971068072015-12-11T17:56:02.159+00:002015-12-11T17:56:02.159+00:00That certainly increases my appreciation of what t...That certainly increases my appreciation of what turloughs are all about. I'm guessing this is the site you can see along the south side of the old M4, and should I ever find myself in the area I'll certainly take a look at the bryosBarry Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12080358305675651314noreply@blogger.com