{"id":657,"date":"2012-06-25T19:43:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-25T19:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=657"},"modified":"2020-04-04T09:06:12","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T09:06:12","slug":"garston-wood-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=657","title":{"rendered":"Garston Wood"},"content":{"rendered":"

An amazing area of woodland historically managed as hazel coppice and now part of the RSPB\u2019s Dorset estate.<\/p>\n

Until recently it was one of the few areas left that was reasonably reliable for Turtle Dove and the Hazel Dormouse. Whilst Dormouse can still be found legally I think we\u2019d be on dodgy territory checking the numerous \u201cnest boxes\u201d so we decided to let sleeping dormice lie.<\/p>\n

Mammals seen included Hares and Fallow Deer. The birdlife included most of the normal woodland species. Undoubtedly the highlight of the woodland in mid May was the spectacular ground flora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\"Birds<\/a>
\nBirds-nest Orchid<\/p>\n

A rare saprophytic orchid that lives off a fungi that\u2019s dependent upon Hazel roots<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Early<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

An unusually pale Early Purple Orchid<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\"Common<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Twayblade \u2013 another woodland orchid<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a0\"Sanicle\"<\/a>
\nSanicle \u2013 a favourites of the herbalists in the Middle Ages<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Yellow<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Yellow Archangel<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\"Toothwort\"<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Toothwort growing on Hazel<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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