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Thursday 30 June 2016

Flat Holm

To cheer myself up I am off to Flat Holm in August to undertake a little water survey. Ill be there for a few days recording water seepages on the cliffs (ideal bryo territory?). The geology is dominated by Carboniferous Limestone.

Although I haven't planned to collect any bryos (it's a SSSI and I would need permission) I thought id let you know in case this was useful in anyway, or if there was anything you wanted me to look out for ?  I'll be armed with a camera and GPS as a minimum.

It is the most southerly part of South Wales after all !

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3 comments:

  1. Barry Stewart3 July 2016 at 11:23

    Flat Holm has just 1 bryophyte record, so anything you find is likely to be new. However, it really needs a late winter visit to pick up the more interesting Limestone species. We've tried unsuccessfully to arrange a group trip, so it may be we just have to get across as and when. Good luck and remember to try to get records from both tetrads😉

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  2. Barry Stewart3 July 2016 at 11:23

    Flat Holm has just 1 bryophyte record, so anything you find is likely to be new. However, it really needs a late winter visit to pick up the more interesting Limestone species. We've tried unsuccessfully to arrange a group trip, so it may be we just have to get across as and when. Good luck and remember to try to get records from both tetrads😉

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  3. Gareth Farr3 July 2016 at 11:50

    Hiya Barry ! oh a good hunting ground...Ill be scouring the cliffs for water seepages so ill be in the right place...ill get photos and small samples if there is enough to do it and I have permission. If not ill just record locations and make a map which I can send to you for a future visit. Im excited now !

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