2022 County Report for Mid Perthshire
Jim McIntosh
Recording reached an all-time low in Mid-Perthshire in 2022, with Alistair Godfrey’s failing health sadly leading to his death in December, and my pre-occupation with wrapping-up before retirement as BSBI Scottish Officer.
However, I am very grateful to the 18 resident and visiting botanists who helped collect just under 1000 records. What we lacked in quantity we made up for in quality, with 70 records of Nationally Rare or Scarce species, and 45 of Red Data List species.
Particular thanks go to Dan Watson for his annual batch of records – largely from Ben Lawers NTS and to Ian Strachan who took the time to record on the VC88 side of our remote shared north-western boundary during the Corrour recording week.
Two highlights from 2022 are listed below along with three notable 2021 records that didn’t come to light until this year.