Snowy mespil (Amelanchier lamarckii)







Bank Haircap-moss (Polytrichum formosum)



Bluebell Hyacynthoides non scripta)



Bog-bead Moss (Aulocomniun palustre



Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus verna)



Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)



Common Heath Star-moss (Campylopus introflexus)





Mating ??



Moschatel (Adoxa moschatellina)



Sphagnum Sp



Sundew Sp



Swan's-neck Thyme-moss (Mnium hornum)

Tag CloudColtsfoot, Landscape, SnowyMespil, LesserCelandine, Bog-beadMoss, Bluebells, BankHaircapMoss, SundewSp

Adder (Vipera beris)



Dartford Warbler (Sylvia undata)

singing its' heart out from the top of the pine.



Gorse (Ulex europaeus)







Thale Cress (Arabidopsis thaliana)



Common Storksbill (Erodium circutarium)



Hoverfly Sp?



Hoverfly Sp?

Tag CloudAdder, CommonStorksbill, DartfordWarbler, Gorse, HoverflySp

Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera)

Tag CloudCherryPlum, Landscape

Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)









Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)





Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)



Pied Wagtail (Moticilla alba yarelli)



Redshank (Tringa totanus)



Reed Bunting (Embiriza schoeniclus)









Black Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)



Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)



Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)







Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)

Tag CloudLapwing, LittleEgret, MarshHarrier, PiedWagtail, Redshank, ReedBunting, BlacktailedGodwit, Ruff, Snipe, Peregrine

Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)



Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)

Tag CloudChiffchaff, Small Tortoiseshell

Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus)









Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)





Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)





Mediterranean Gull ( Icthyaetus melanocephalus)

and

Little Ringed Plover

Tag CloudLittleGrebe, MarshHarrier, BeardedTit, MediterraneanGull

Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)



Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)





























Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba yarelli)

Tag CloudLapwing, PiedWagtail, Oystercatcher

Oak standards with Ash stools





Old Ash stools



Long pole Ash stool





Ash



Oak standard







Ash standard







Long pole Ash stool



Through the canopy



Blunt Feather-moss (Homallia trichomanoides)





Creeping Feather-moss (Amblystegium serpens)



Dog's Mercury (Mercurialis perennis)



Even Scalewort (Radula complanata)







Flat Neckera (Neckera complanata)



Forked Veilwort (Metzgeria furcata)



Fox-tail Feather-moss (Thamnobryum alopecurum)



Frizzled Pincushion (Ulotta phyllantha)



King Alfred's Cakes (Daldinia concentrica)



Seven Spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)





Larger Mouse-tail Moss (Isothecium alopecuroides)











Rambling Tail-moss (Anomodon viticulosus)



Rough-stalked feather-moss (Brachytheciun rutabulum)





Variable- leaved Crestwort (Lophocolea heterophylla)





Wall Scalewort (Porella platyphylla)





Sweet White Violet (Viola odorata var imberbis)



Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa)

From the SSSI Citation

COUNTY: Norfolk SITE NAME: HONEYPOT WOOD DISTRICT: Breckland
Status: Site of Special Scientific Interest [SSSI] notified under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
Local Planning Authority: Breckland District Council
National Grid Reference: TF 932144 Ordnance Survey Sheet 1:50,000: 132 Date Notified [Under 1949 Act]: 1969 Date Notified [Under 1981 Act]: 1984 Other Information:
Area: 9.03 [ha] 22.31 [ac] 1:10,000: TF 91 SW Date of Last Revision: – Date of Last Revision: N/A
The wood is subject of a Tree Preservation Order [1979].
Reasons for Notification:
A good example of an ancient, coppiced, ash-maple wood on calcareous soil. The wood has a vigorous shrub layer which includes species such as Ash Fraxinus excelsior, Hazel Corylus avellana, Field Maple Acer campestre and Willow Salix caprea agg. as well as smaller shrubs such as Dogwood Cornus sanguinea, Blackthorn Prunus spinosa and Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna. There are some standard trees, mostly Oak Quercus robur and Ash.
The long history of continuous coppicing has favoured the development of a rich ground vegetation, which is dominated by Dog’s Mercury Mercurialis perennis and includes many plants typical of ancient woodlands including: Bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta, Herb Paris Paris quadrifolia, Broad Helleborine Epipactis helleborine, Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa, Twayblade Listera ovata and Greater Butterfly Orchid Platanthera chlorantha.
The rides, although many of them were concreted in the Second World War, provide suitable conditions for other species, notably Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica, Water Avens Geum rivale and Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre. In all, 208 plant species have been recorded from this wood.

Tag CloudLandscape, BluntFeather-moss, CreepingFeather-moss, Dog'sMercury, FlatNeckera, ForkedVeilwort, Fox-tailFeather-moss, FrizzledPincushion, KingAlfred'sCakes, SevenSpotLadybird, LargeMouse-tailMoss, RamblingTail-moss, Rough-stalkedFeather-moss, Variable-leavedCrestwort, WallScalewort, Violet, WoodAnemone, Moss, Bryophytes, Liverwort, EvenScalewort

And we're off. With a bit of squabble here ……. and there..





































Ringed Plover (Charidrius hiaticula)

Tag CloudRingedPlover

Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)



Brent (Branta bernicla)







Gadwall (Anas strepera)



Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)





















Black tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)



Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)

Tag CloudAvocet, Gadwall, BlacktailedGodwit, Brent, Lapwing

Alexanders (Smyrrnium olusatrum)



Black Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus rididbundus)





Curlew (Numenius arquata)



Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)





Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)





Redshank (Tringa totanus)







Grey Partridge (Perdix predix)

Tag CloudRedshank, Landscape, Kestrel, BlackHeadedGull, MeadowPipit, GreyPartridge

Bruch's Pincushion (Ulota bruchii)?



Elegant Bristle-moss (Orthotrichum pulchellum)







Lateral cryphaea (Cryphaea heteromalla)





Lyell's Bristle-moss (Orthotrichum lyellii)

Tag CloudLyell'sBristle-moss, LateralCryphaea, ElegantBristle-moss, CrispedPincushion

Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)





Brent (Branta bernicla)





Little Egret (Egret garzetta)





Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)




Shellduck (Tadorna tadorna)

























Shoveller (Anas clypeata)

Tag CloudAvocet, Brent, LittleEgret, MarshHarrier, Shoveller

Wigeon (Anas penelope)



Rook (Corvus frugilegus)

















Brent (Branta bernicla)

Tag CloudWigeon, Brent , Rook

Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

Tag CloudTurnstone

Dwarf Swan-neck Moss (Campylopus pyriformis)





Common Pincushion (Dicranoweisia cirrata)







Broom Fork-moss (Dicranum scoparium)







Drumsticks (Aulocomnium androgynum)



Dilated Scalewort (Frullenia dilatata)



Cypress-leaved Plait-moss (Hypnum cupressiforme)



Bifid Crestwort (Lophocolea bidentata)



Swan's-neck Thyme-moss (Mnium hornum)



Wood Bristle-moss (Orthotrichum affine)





Waved Silk-moss (Plagiothecium undulatum)





Even Pale Scalewort (Radula complanata)





Little Shaggy-moss (Rhytidiadelphus loreus)







Fringed Bog-moss (Sphagnum fimbriatum)







Mountain Fork-moss (Dicranum montanum)



Pointed Spear-moss (Calliergonella cuspidata)



Silky Forklet-moss (Dirconella heteromalla)



Field Forklet-moss (Dicranella staphylina)

Tag CloudLandscape, EvenPaleScalewort, FringedBog-moss, MountainFork-moss, Fieldforklet-moss, SilkyForklet-moss, PointedSpear-moss, LittleShaggy-moss, WavedSilk-moss, WoodBristle-moss, Swan's-neckThyme-moss, BifidCrestwort, Cypress-leavedPlait-moss, DilatedScalewort, BroomFork-moss, DwarfSwan's-neckMoss, CommonPincushion, Drumsticks

Grey cushioned Grimmia (Grimmia pulvinata)



False Beard-moss (Didymodon fallax)



Capillary Thread-moss (Bryum capillare)



Wall Screw-moss (Tortula muralis)

One or two mosses on the boardwalk by the mill
and
a
lichen


Lichen Sp





Herringfleet Marshes



Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) Between six and eight birds flighting the marshes. Beginning to display.





Read Bunting beginning to sing even though not quite in full breeding colour.



Looking towards Herringfleet Hills from the Marshes



Common Reed (Phragmites communis)



Root plate in Herringfleet Hills



A few Siskin (Spinus spinus) in Herringfleet Hills



Oak (Quercus robur) Bullock's Carr



Rookery coming to life in Bullock's Carr



Oak by Sewage Plant



Rough grass on field edge near Sewage Plant



Looking back from the North side of Bullock's Carr



Superb Old Oak complete with dead branches. On the edge of the Conifer Plantation near the Duke's Head



Fine tracery leaves of Hemlock (Conium maculatum



Looking through Oaks back to Herringfleet marshes from the conifer plantation near The Duke's Head



A variety of habitats near the bottom of Marsh Lane



The Conifer plantation fronted by Birch near the Duke's Head



Sliver Birch - On the edge of the field from the path to Cobitt's Carr



Alder fronted by Birch in the same field







Just a bit further down the path a rather fine old Oak.

Tag CloudLandscape, LittleEgret, ReedBunting, Oak , SilverBirch, Hemlock, WallScrew-moss, FalseBeard-moss, CapillaryThread-moss, Common Reed, Grey-cushionedGrimmia

Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)







Marsh Harrier ( Circus aeruginosus)













Shoveller coming into land sequence.



Shoveller (Anas clypeata)



Shellduck (Tadorna tadorna)

Tag CloudShellduck, BlacktailedGodwit, Shoveller, MarshHarrier