tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post8208572319992827527..comments2024-03-27T13:34:10.184+00:00Comments on NORTH DOWNS & BEYOND: A Langley Vale morningSteve Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-57230385270368624622017-08-15T18:13:14.682+01:002017-08-15T18:13:14.682+01:00Shouldn't put that quinoa picture up, the area...Shouldn't put that quinoa picture up, the area will be invaded by upper middle class Southerners looking for breakfastSimon Douglas Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331409652996600049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-61191831863390315012017-08-15T11:24:39.915+01:002017-08-15T11:24:39.915+01:00Well Mick, I would say 75% positive. Some plants w...Well Mick, I would say 75% positive. Some plants will undoubtably go, such as the Night-flowering Catchfly on Downs Field that is due to be planted with trees. However, there have been working parties set up to identify and monitor the other fields that are good for arable plants, and so far this summer most are doing well. The Woodland Trust have embraced them as a valuable part of the reserve, and I hope that it continues.Steve Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-7988680267348980842017-08-15T11:20:21.740+01:002017-08-15T11:20:21.740+01:00Not all botanists are keen on them, but I like com...Not all botanists are keen on them, but I like coming across such 'intoduced' plant species DerekSteve Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-56145910350722786902017-08-15T09:49:59.191+01:002017-08-15T09:49:59.191+01:00Presumably the dust has settled now on the big &qu...Presumably the dust has settled now on the big " hoo ha" of spring with respect to the development of this site? Is it business as normal Steve, or did it make a long term difference?Mick Laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05392124255881712024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-89219907316890112032017-08-15T05:41:48.441+01:002017-08-15T05:41:48.441+01:00Never ceases to amaze me the number of flower spec...Never ceases to amaze me the number of flower species that you manage to find on your patches, many I've never seen before. I quite like the more delicate Musk Mallow. Nice to see the Quinoa and millet still growing and providing winter seed for the birds, we get large flocks of Linnets and Reed Buntings on those patches here in the winter. At the moment the set aside, seed strips on the farmland here are full of sunflowers, looking really colourful. Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.com