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| Also known as 'Kenfig marshalling yards', this area is now a stunning brown-field slack full of goodies. |
The 'railway fen' always seems to provide something new each time I visit and a small patch of
Pseudocalliergon lycopodioides at SS7913483514 provided the highlight of yesterday's visit. Whilst
Calliergonella cuspidata was largely dominant, there's also a lot of
Drepanocladus polygamus and
D. aduncus in the flooded areas along with a wide range of interesting vascular plants and charophytes; those noted yesterday included
Chara virgata, Equisetum variegatum (a),
Pyrola rotundifolia subsp.
maritima (lf),
Cladium mariscus (o-lf)
Juncus acutus (lf),
J. subnodulosus (la), and
Scirpoides holoschoenus. Not too shabby for an area of abandoned industrial land!
L: P. lycopodioides, R: Location shown by plastic box
L: Equisetum variegatum, R: Scirpoides holoschoenus
L: Chara virgata, R: Cladium mariscus
Leaves of P. lycopodioides, D. aduncus & D polygamus
The drier gravelly sidings also provided a little interest with some nice carpets of
Amblystegium serpens var.
salinum growing alongside species such as
Rhynchostegium megapolitanum,
Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum and rather oddly
Neckera complanata on open flat ground. A 'golden road' of
Schistidium crasspilum was a fine spectacle as the sun started to break through.
L: Neckera complanata, R: Location shown by knife
L: Schistidium crassipilum, R: Amblystegium serpens var. salinum
My route
