Wiltshire Botanical Society
Welcome
Welcome to the Wiltshire Botanical Society. Our roots began in the 1980's when volunteers made a thorough and detailed survey of Wiltshire's flora, culminating in the publication of the Flora of Wiltshire in 1993. Instead of disbanding, the members joined together to form the Wiltshire Botanical Society. The society's aims are to:
- Foster botanical knowledge and to encourage interest in our local flora
- Increase members' knowledge and skills
- Publicise threats to habitats and populations of wild plants
- Undertake field meetings
- Contribute botanical records to local and national recording schemes
Plant of the Month
February
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica
This little halophytic herb is one of the earliest-flowering members of the inland roadside salting zone community, its natural habitats being largely coastal.
It is usually noticed as large and dense patches of plants on motorways and major roads between February and June. Its flowers are normally pale lilac but plants may look whitish from a distance. It varies little apart from its size. In Wiltshire there are still some gaps in coverage, especially where it grows more thinly on roundabouts, traffic islands and in urban situations. It commonly grows with other scattered inland halophytes, including Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus.
Join Us!
We pride ourselves on being are a very friendly society and we welcome new members, whatever their age, background or level of botanical knowledge. Annual membership costs £15 (single) and £20 for couples. To join, please email Martin Buckland.
Not sure if it's for you? Potential new members are very welcome to join us free of charge for a few field meetings before committing to membership.
Website Contributions
We always welcome news and contributions for our website. Please send them to the Webmaster, Sharon Pilkington.
