STOKE HOLY CROSS JUBILEE MEADOW
Why not come and join our team of volunteers on our regular sessions on the Meadow - check out the dates here
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Wildlife gallery
Take a look at some of the wildlife that has already been seen on the Meadow or nearby
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We found several new plants on our first plant survey of the year in May 2024 including Common Broomrape. This fascinating plant doesn't have chlorophyll - instead it parasitises other plants such as clovers for its resources (photo by Dave Jones)
We ran a light moth trap on the Meadow early in May and among the 19 species found was this nationally scarce Pinion-spotted Pug. With only 7 records in Norfolk in 2023 this is a scarce moth and a great record for the Meadow (photo by Dave Jones)
Many moths have evolved amazing disguises to avoid being eaten when resting during the day and not least this Buff-tip - broken twig or food? (photo by Dave Jones)
In May 2024 much of the UK got to experience the stunning sight of the Northern lights (Aurora borealis) following the most powerful solar storm recorded for 20 years. This photo was taken on the evening of May 11th looking over the Meadow
With a variety of common names (Chalk, Lesser and Slender) this Knapweed is usually in flower from June into September but there was still some in flower on the Meadow into November (photo by Elizabeth Dack)
Another late flowering plant on the Meadow (photo by Elizabeth Dack)
Our patch of sown Mallow and Phacelia plants was still providing colour and nectar late into the year (photo by Elizabeth Dack)
Autumn is the time to look for the wonderful shapes and colours of fungi. This species, Bulgaria inquinans, commonly known as Black Bulgar or Batchelor Buttons is found on fallen wood (photo by Elizabeth Dack)
Coprinus comatus is known as the Shaggy inkcap, Lawyer's wig, or Shaggy mane. A common fungus that often appears in grassland. It emerges as a shaggy cylinder like this but after opening soon dissolves into an inky black liquid as shown in another photo earlier in this gallery (photo by Elizabeth Dack)