Comments for Whiteknights biodiversity

Comment on Interesting plants near Earley Gate by Alastair Culham

Alastair Culham — Thu, 09 May 2013 20:22:04 +0000

Thanks for the interesting list – Geranium lucidum used to grow in great profusion under the hedge around my back garden at Bridges Hall. The hall is now demolished so the hedge and geranium have now gone. I suspect there is a seedbank left. This is one of my favorite plant species due to the keeled sepals and the beautiful shiny leaves, I admit the flowers are not the most showy in the genus!

Comment on Spring (Whitlow Grass) is here! by Alastair Culham

Alastair Culham — Wed, 01 May 2013 19:15:48 +0000

There’s a lot of Erophila verna around our building this year. Perhaps it marks a reduced use of weedkiller?

Comment on BioBlitz Links by Alastair Culham

Alastair Culham — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:29:24 +0000

Done!

Comment on BioBlitz Links by Rose-Ann

Rose-Ann — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:19:16 +0000

Website link for bat group is http://www.berksbats.org.uk

Comment on Whiteknights BioBlitz by Alastair Culham

Alastair Culham — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:12:56 +0000

‘Events’ is the second item on the Whiteknights BioBlitz pull down menu above.

Comment on Whiteknights BioBlitz by Rose-Ann

Rose-Ann — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:21:55 +0000

“take a look at our events page” – could a link be made to this as I couldn’t immediately find it

Comment on Spring shrubs 1 – Blackthorn by jonathanmitchley

jonathanmitchley — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:02:53 +0000

I guess so, they are all pretty much oceanic species. Btw booking for the Royal Albert Hall Prom Roses starts on 11 May

Comment on Spring shrubs 1 – Blackthorn by Alastair Culham

Alastair Culham — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:00:05 +0000

Blackthorn has flowered with great profusion this year along with promroses and wood anemones. I wonder if they have all enjoyed the wet year?

Comment on The bite-or-flight response by whiteknightsbiodiversity

whiteknightsbiodiversity — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:07:40 +0000

I can see there being an interesting project on being bitten by spiders and recording the effects however I doubt it would get past the ethics committee. It’s the sort of thing a Victorian naturalist might do. NHS direct have a page about spider bites http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/en/BitesAndStings/SpiderBites.

Comment on Small and successful by whiteknightsbiodiversity

whiteknightsbiodiversity — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:55:40 +0000

Hi TC, I’m interested in the idea of these as pest control. I’m wondering if Sam looked for these in his IPM project? http://blogs.reading.ac.uk/tropical-biodiversity/ipm/