WebThe epigraph quotes Dante's Purgatorio Canto I, verses 100-102: "All round this little island / Far down below there, where the breakers strive, / Grow the tall rushes from the oozy sand." "A Postcard from North Antrim" was written about Heaney’s friend, Sean Armstrong, who was shot in the early days of The Troubles. Webrushes, and brightened by tall herbs such as the robust white-flowered wild angelica and the pungent meadowsweet. Smaller in stature but equally distinctive are ragged-robin, with its finely cut pink flowers, the aromatic water mint, and tormentil, an almost ubiquitous associate of purple moor-grass. Orchids are also well-represented, usually ...

Soft rush The Wildlife Trusts

WebUpright and bushy-tailed, meadow foxtail is a charming addition to any meadow. It provides food and habitats for a variety of invertebrates, including the caterpillars of the Essex … WebThe rush is of very simple structure, white pith inside and a skin of tough green peel. The rushes were peeled, all but a narrow strip, which was left to strengthen the pith, and were … raymond and beverly sackler

National Vegetation Classification - field guide to mires and …

WebThey are grasslands which consist mainly of a grass called purple moor-grass and tall rushes, such as the sharp flowered rush. A huge range of flowering plant species can occur in this habitat,... Web7 Mar 2024 · At survey sites, its presence was positively related with c.1–1.5 m tall rushes, whilst rails avoided low- density rush areas that resulted after management of rushes with fire to create pasture. To detect rails, both vocalisations can be confidently used at any time of the day and season. The poor knowledge about species ecology ... WebThe notable hoverfly Microdon myrmicae occurs in colonies of the ant Myrmica scabrinodis in tussocks about 10-30cm tall in otherwise waterlogged conditions. Any lowering of the … simplicity 9603