Dorset Flora Group: Wareham Common – Botanical Walk (morning)

Sunday 5th July

Joint meeting with Wiltshire Botanical Society for the morning up to and including a lunch break.

This is a botanical walk to enjoy this species rich flora including some SSSI areas. We’ll be covering some of the banks of the River Piddle, ditches and areas of wet neutral grassland as well as some acid grassland. 113 Dorset Notables including 19 species on the Dorset Rare Plant Register have been recorded here in recent years. Examples of special species we hope to see include Whorled Caraway Trocdaris verticillata and River Water-dropwort Oenanthe fluviatilis.

When: 10.30am until around 1pm.

Leader: Trevor Warrick and Tom Smith.

Meeting point: At the gravel parking area at the Western end of Streche Road near Wareham Hospital, nearest postcode BH20 4QQ (Wareham Hospital).

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Booking essential via: trevorwarrick09@btinternet.com or dorsetfloragroupprogramme@yahoo.com;

07831 423209 (Trevor) or 07717 437250 (Tom).

Please bring a packed lunch and a drink. Nearest public toilets are at Howard’s Lane beside the car park at BH20 4HU, so you may wish to visit these before this event as there is limited cover on site.