Meet at 10.30 in Jugger Howe layby. Parking is free. Latest finish will be 3.30 pm. Postcode: YO22 4QH; Grid Ref: NZ945002; what3words: ///mondays.wimp.rashers. Driving north from Scarborough on the A171, the unmarked layby is at the top of a slope, one mile north of the Falcon Inn. https://maps.app.goo.gl/7hokcWETU1fQt62F7
Nearest toilets include Spar Garage at East Ayton. From there it is a 25-minute drive up Castlegate through the National Nature Reserve of Forge Valley to the meeting place.
Wendy English, Botany Recorder for Whitby Naturalists and Tanya Eyre, Education Officer for Fylingdales Moor will be our guides.
Tanya writes, “Come and discover the wonderfully wild SSSI of Fylingdales Moor on the east side of the North York Moors.” At least two of the three heather species will be flowering, plenty of sedges and wet moorland mires harbour specialist plants including Bog Asphodel and Butterwort. There is a steep descent into and back out of the valley, but we will go slowly. We are privileged to have adders, but they are shy. Long trousers and socks minimise risk of ticks. If muggy there can be midges. Underfoot is often wet so it is best to wear wellies. We also have wonderful dragonflies.
In 2021, we produced a FSC Guide to Moorland Wildlife of the North York Moors. We appreciated a contribution to the production cost from the WFS.
https://www.field-studies-council.org/shop/publications/moorland-wildlife-of-the-north-york-moors/. I will have some for sale at £3 on the day.
One suggestion of somewhere to stay: 10-minutes drive from the meeting place. From £95 bed and breakfast. They offer bookings for evening meals and we could book afternoon tea for the Saturday for 4pm including for folk not staying there. https://www.grainary.co.uk/king-rooms. “.
To book, contact Janet John wfs.meetings@gmail.com