Saturday 10 July 2010

The Enchanted Wood



I visited Middleton Woods, near Ilkley, this morning and discovered a plant that I have been searching for; Enchanter's-nightshade (Circaea lutetiana). It is not a particularly rare plant and grows in moister woodlands and beside shady tracksides at low altitude.

I was hoping to find leafmines of Mompha langiella but no luck this time.

There are lots of old and rotten trees here and when I last visited, ealier this year, I found nesting Great Spotted Woodpeckers (Dendrocopis major).

2 comments:

  1. Apart from early spring I haven't gotten around to doing any leaf mining this summer what with rearing stuff through, dusking and trips to the moors. I think I'll have to wait until the autumn at least - unless I find any handy tips here from you Derek :-)

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  2. Hi Charlie,

    This year I have concentrated on familiarising myself with the foodplants on the list at: http://www.leafmines.co.uk/html/Mine_Guide.htm

    Once I have found the plants I should have more chance of finding the mines!

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