A group of about 30 wildlife enthusiasts joined us for a guided walk around Darnford Moors Ecology Park, organised by the Lichfield Wildlife Group, a local group of Staffordshire Wildlife Trust.
Peter Buck provided a detailed explanation of how Darnford Moors Ecology Park came into being and during the walk, many fascinating plant species were identified, all of which have been uploaded to iNaturalist.
Here’s the list:
- Genus Juncus
- Arctium minus
- Genus Coprinopsis
- Trifolium repens
- Medicago lupulina
- Hypericum sp.
- Pentaglottis sempervirens
- Urtica dioica
- Sonchus asper
- Stachys sylvatica
- Rubus tuberculatus
- Rosa canina
- Crepis capillaris
- Verbascum densiflorum
- Rumex obtusifolius
- Silene dioica
- Jacobaea vulgaris
- Erodium cicutarium
- Silene latifolia
- Ballota nigra
- Lactuca virosa
- Reseda luteola
Pete Norbury from Lichfield Wildlife Group, said:
“Thank you all for a most successful event. The attendees enjoyed a most informative and enjoyable walk with Peter giving, as always, an insightful and entertaining explanation of the complex work required to produce this peaceful stretch of waterway.”
A huge thank you to Peter for leading the walk and to everyone who attended. Their generous donations raised £100 to support our work.
