Publications and Downloads
The Rare Plants of Wiltshire 2000 -2020
Martin Buckland's comprehensive update to the first Wiltshire Rare Plant Register by Sharon Pilkington in 2007.
Online printing
There are many online companies that specialise in printing and binding single copies or small numbers of books and other printed material from e.g. Word and PDF files. If you would prefer a printed copy of the latest Rare Plant Register, why not give them a try? They are not very expensive and can often deliver within a few days. Here are a couple of suggestions, but a quick Google search will undoubtedly find others:
The Juniper Population on Porton Ranges 1970 and 2010-13
In 1970 the population of Juniper Bushes growing at Dstl Porton Down was estimated by Lena Ward and portrayed in a map which she constructed.
In 2010 a group of four Wilts Bot Soc members, who belonged to the Conservation Group at the site, decided to repeat this exercise using GPS technology which previously had been unavailable.
The results of this work, including a brief analysis of how the population has changed, can be seen by clicking on the links to the right.
Towards the end of this work it was realised that, contrary to popular belief, some natural regeneration was also occurring. The sites where young seedlings were found have also been mapped so that their relationship with the older populations can be appreciated.
The results of this work can be downloaded by clicking the links below:
- Summary of the work and findings
- Map 1: Juniper bush density and natural regeneration 2010-2020
- Map 2: Dead Juniper bushes and natural regeneration 2010-2020
- Analysis of data
An earlier article about a study of Juniper regeneration in the Porton Ranges between 2014 and 2017 is available here.
