We were fortunate with the weather for the inaugural meeting in Kinloch Woods led by Steve Terry, which 11 people attended. Lichens and fungi took a lot of our interest but we spotted various other things as well.
We found Erica vagans (Cornish Heath) growing by the forest track – presumably escaped form Kinloch Lodge – or deliberately planted. There is only one previous record for Skye and that is vague both in date and location (1987-1999, NG44) and may be an error. I will look into that in more detail.
Erica vagans
There is more on the Skye Naturalists’ Network Facebook page and we are hoping to start a Skye Nature Group blog soon. My other contributions included this rather common bug that I knocked off hazel leaves (Anthocoris nemorum (Common Flower Bug)):
Anthocoris nemorum
though I notice that three of the four previous post-1999 records for VC104 on the NBN Atlas are mine(!) and a leaf spot fungus on Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove) that I have yet to get named. Later: Ramularia variabilis . Thanks, Bruce.
Plants of Skye, Raasay & The Small Isles 
October 20, 2017 at 2:38 pm |
On behalf of Curracag (Outer Hebrides Natural History Society) and Outer Hebrides Biological Recording we wish your new group well.
Do come and visit us.
Christine
October 20, 2017 at 2:42 pm |
Thank you very much!
September 2, 2018 at 3:30 pm |
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