2023 County Report for VC1a

Rosemary Parslow & Liz Askins.

Liz Askins continues recording species from a couple of bulb farms which she has been visiting regularly. In September I was able to join her on visits to a few farms. I also went to a farm I haven't visited recently to see their organic vegetable enterprise. There was also an opportunity to look at a former site for Cornish Moneywort Sibthorpia eupaeous that was lost when a stream was diverted to see if there was any prospect of restoration.

I've also continued putting records on the database. We have also started a Facebook page which has engendered a lot of interest and hopefully some interesting reports. Liz is able to follow up some of these locally which is ideal.

I have also contributed lists and species information on a number of Scilly plants to the LNRS project ( Local Nature Recovery Strategy) which took a considerable amount of time, far more than the organisers suggested!

The plants of Erophila verna Liz found in 2022 were ID'd by Tim Rich from Liz's Facebook photos as Erophila glabrescens --new to Scilly!
Liz also found a new site for Spiranthes spiralis on Great Ganily one of the uninhabited islands. She was also able to correct the GR for Thymus drucei on the same island. The original GR had the plant in the sea!