QUODITCH EDUCATION DEVON  
 QUODITCH MOOR NATURE RESERVE

A WALK IN JUNE

Field Six

 

Field six is the northernmost enclosure of our land and is separated from the forest by a stream.

A lot of the land near the stream retains water much later into the year so the area has more species akin to culm grassland than field five.
Because of this area's proximity to the water we get creatures that live near water. We believe these to be Beautiful Demoiselles. The male is on the left and the female on the right. Perhaps she will be happier to pose properly next time!

 

We have also seen this Large Red Damselfly nearby.

and also a Common Blue Damsel


In the middle of the area we found this plant. it's Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus Minor). It 's quite common in Great Britain and is a member of the Scrophulariaceae or Figwort family.

 

The Ringlet butterflies are now in full flight

as are the Meadow Browns.

We have also found this one isolated plant, but have yet to identify it . Hopefully when we see it again it won't be so windy!

You can see fungi at Quoditch at all times of the year. Here's one we often see in this field.

It's Lycogala Epidendrum a Myxomycetes.
This fungus, which appears at various times of the year, starts off as a brightly coloured orange ball, with an internal latex the same colour.

But within a week or so it has gone a dull brown and the spores are a deep purple.
We would like to thank Clive Shirley of New Zealand for identifying this one for us.

   
 
 

Page last updated 29th April 2008


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