Drosera (Sundews)

Good to see them in their native habitat and to know that they have still got it. Amazing plants.

We used to have some on the heathland near us but haven't checked on them for years.

Must Google the name of that Daylily Nursery in the Forest.

Very interesting

Gg

fascinating subject.

Eirly, expect they are still there unless the heath has been built upon. The cross leaved Heath was also flowering.

Very interesting … when I did A level botany our teacher took us to a local marsh to find these. They were common then (in the 60s)
There's an industrial estate there now where the marsh used to be :(

That's a shame, Hywel, luckily the New Forest is a National Park, so some protection against the builders, although the A31 road cuts the forest in half.

Good it's a national park. There should be more protected areas.

Fascinating Siris, thankyou for sharing, not something we'd find around my locality..

Great to see them where they naturally stem from thanks for sharing.

They are still trying to sell off our forests and woodland here Siris according to 38degrees emails I recieve .

There was a program on tv a few weeks back it has been on twice over the past few months not sure if any of you watched it .
It was about the Queen inviting common wealth countries around the world and islands to preserve forests in their lands for the future generation s quite a lot have signed up but I noticed she nor the program mentioned which forests and woodland s our government would preserve and protect here.

3pb, The New Forest was an ancient royal hunting ground. 'Commoners' are allowed to graze some cattle, run their ponies and turn out their pigs in Autumn for pannage. Although called Forest, there is a lot of Heath. Brockenhurst, Lyndhurst, Sway are some of the villages within the forest, but impossible to get tho' in summer, for traffic. Also some managed camp/caravans sites, the forest a hot spot for deer ticks.

Thank you Siris I knew the New forest is protected and animals of locals have right to graze on it as my daughter in laws father came from Hampshire owned the hangers close to West Titherley lived by the pub Black Horse by a thatched cottage lovely area. I just don't trust these governments we have now and the grey fat cats that control them trying to sell the forest to big businesses for poison chemical plants or holiday camps by Ludlow.

They are trying to knock down a woodland here also to build houses on that and all our green belt. Where I live use to be known as the
Forest of Arden all built on now the remaining green belt of it now they going to build on that too. If you check on this link you can see even the New Forest is mentioned being at risk.

https://speakout.38degrees.org.uk/campaigns/save-our-forests

I have never seen any, my first time! so thanks for the education Siris...btw did you watch the T V series a year in the New Forest? fascinating..if not try and catch up!!

Dd, you have to look very closely in the right situation to see Sundews in the wild. I'll show you my cultivated one in a pot, that too is easily overlooked, looks like a tiny grass tuft.

Thanks ......