Local view and news about Starlings

A Blog about Wildlife Conservation,Natural History and Environmental issues.
News about our local volunteer group of the Somerset Wildlife Trust for Members and Friends living around Somerton, Langport and Curry Rivel.
We organise public meetings on wildlife related subjects, provide guided visits to local nature reserves and provide information about local wildlife. We support the aims of the Somerset Wildlife Trust. Contact us on E-mail: levelswildlife@btinternet.com
Editor :David German
The Starling Hotline at 07866 554142 is NOW OPEN and starlings have been gathering locally round Langport for some time now. Last year the Hotline recommended visiting during the week or at DAWN which it says is just as good. Ham Wall is said to be the current roosting locations.

People also go to hear the Bitterns booming call. The numbers resident on the moor has been growing recently.

The header photo was taken in our local meadow showing a Pyramidal Orchid ( Anacamptis pyramidalis ) in front of a mass of Ladies Bedstraw ( Galium verum).

Our diary Blog needs to be updated with our Autumn Programme. Click here to view http://heart-of-the-levels-diary.blogspot.com/


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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Orchid - night flowering


Our local orchids




Having a photo of a common pyramidal orchid on the header for my Blog I was very interested to see a news report on BBC about a new variety of orchid which normally only flowers at night. It was discovered in Papua New Guinea in an area authorised for logging!
Click here to go to the BBC web page. On the page is another link to  " videos, news and facts " about orchids both in the UK and world wide.
We have two species on our local meadow, Bee and Pyramidal.
On our local Wildlife Trust reserves we can find around half a dozen species. We are planning to organise a visit to all 15 or so reserves next summer and will record what we can find.


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Joy said...

|I love orchides..have a nie day