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  • St Helen's Church, Lundy, Devon
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  • YARROW Achillea millefolium (Asteraceae) on Lundy Island, Devon. Height to 50cm. Upright, downy perennial with creeping stems and upright, unbranched and furrowed flowering stalks. The whole plant is strongly aromatic. Grows in meadows, verges and hedgerows, and on waste ground. FLOWERS are borne in heads, 4-6mm across, comprising yellowish disc florets and pinkish white ray florets; the heads are arranged in flat-topped clusters (Jun-Nov). FRUITS are achenes. LEAVES are dark green, finely divided and feathery. STATUS-Widespread and common throughout the region.
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  • St Helen's Church and the village, Lundy Island, Devon
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  • Ruins of Victorian mining building, Lundy Island, Devon
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  • The Old Light, Lundy, Devon.
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  • View of Lundy island from the east in late afternoon, Devon.
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  • Lucombe Oak Quercus x hispanica ‘Lucombeana’ (Fagaceae) HEIGHT to 35m. Tall evergreen hybrid between Cork Oak and Turkey Oaks BARK Variable, some specimens similar in character to Cork Oak, and others having a smoother, darker bark. LEAVES Long, glossy and toothed, remaining on the tree throughout all but the hardest winters. Some of the earliest trees, dating from the original hybridisation, lose a large proportion of their leaves; later crosses have a more dense crown. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Male catkins are produced in early summer, and acorns appear in autumn in small scaly cups. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Hybrid originated in Exeter, Devon, in the 18th century, and was named after Lucombe’s nursery. It is still most common in parks and gardens around Exeter, especially near the sea.
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  • Exmoor Service Sorbus subcuneata (Rosaceae) HEIGHT to 10m. Modest tree (lumped within Sorbus latifolia agg. by some authors). LEAVES Ovate to elliptical with shallow-toothed lobes extending less than ¼ to midrib; 8-9 pairs of veins. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Fruits are brownish, to 12mm long, with numerous lenticels. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Scarce and local, confined to Sessile Oak Quercus petraea woodland on Old Red Sandstone, mainly in the valley of the East Lyn, around Watersmeet in N Devon.
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  • St Petroc's church, Lydford, Devon
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  • Lydford Castle, Lydford, Devon
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  • The Old Light, Lundy Island, Devon
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  • The Old Light, Lundy Island, Devon
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  • The Landing Bay and South Light, Lundy Island, Devon
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  • Rocket Pole Pond, Lundy Island, Devon
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  • YARROW Achillea millefolium (Asteraceae) on Lundy Island, Devon. Height to 50cm. Upright, downy perennial with creeping stems and upright, unbranched and furrowed flowering stalks. The whole plant is strongly aromatic. Grows in meadows, verges and hedgerows, and on waste ground. FLOWERS are borne in heads, 4-6mm across, comprising yellowish disc florets and pinkish white ray florets; the heads are arranged in flat-topped clusters (Jun-Nov). FRUITS are achenes. LEAVES are dark green, finely divided and feathery. STATUS-Widespread and common throughout the region.
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  • Wild Thyme growing on an old dry stone wall, Lundy Island, Devon
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  • The Landing Bay and South Light, Lundy Island, Devon
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  • Tibbets on Lundy Island, Devon
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  • St Helen's Church at sunset, Lundy Island, Devon
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  • Storm clouds gathering over The Old Light, Lundy Island, Devon
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  • SLENDER THISTLE Carduus tenuiflorus (Asteraceae), Lundy Island, Devon. Height to 1m. Upright, greyish biennial. Similar to Welted Thistle but stems are spiny-winged right up to the flower heads and extremely cottony. Grows in dry grassland, often near the sea. FLOWERS are borne in egg-shaped heads, 5-10mm across, with pinkish red florets; in dense, terminal clusters (Jun-Aug). FRUITS have unbranched hairs. LEAVES are pinnate, spiny and cottony below. STATUS-Locally common around coasts, except N.
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  • Tibbets on Lundy Island, Devon
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  • Tibbets on Lundy Island, Devon
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  • Forming water spout, Lundy, Devon
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  • North Light, Lundy Island, Devon
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  • The north end of Lundy Island from Tibbets, Devon
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  • The Landing Bay and South Light, Lundy Island, Devon
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  • The Landing Bay and South Light, Lundy Island, Devon
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  • Thyme growing on Lundy Island, Devon. Wild Thyme - Thymus polytrichus (Lamiaceae) Height to 5cm<br />
Creeping and mat-forming perennial with slender, woody runners. The whole plant is faintly aromatic, smelling of culinary thyme. Grows on dry grassland and heaths, and coastal cliffs and dunes. FLOWERS are 3-4mm long and pinkish purple; borne in dense, terminal heads with dark, purplish calyx tubes, on 4-angled stems that are hairy on 2 opposite sides (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are nutlets. LEAVES are ovate, short-stalked and borne in opposite pairs. STATUS-Widespread and common throughout the region.
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  • The Landing Bay and South Light, Lundy Island, Devon
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  • Sea Cliffs by The Battery, Lundy, Devon
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  • The Battery, Lundy, Devon
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  • The Battery, Lundy, Devon
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  • Cornish Elm Ulmus minor ssp. angustifolia (Ulmaceae) HEIGHT to 36m  Narrowly conical and rather open crown. BARK Grey-brown and scaly. BRANCHES Relatively few branches, lowest ones ascending steeply. LEAVES Oval, toothed and relatively small (to 6cm); smooth and leathery above, downy on the midrib below. Leaf is narrow and almost equatl at the base, sometimes concave and with a straight midrib. Petiole is 1cm long and downy. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Papery fruits. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Restricted to Cornwall, W Devon; more local elsewhere in West Country and introduce to SW Ireland. Much reduced because of Dutch Elm Disease.
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  • Lucombe Oak Quercus x hispanica ‘Lucombeana’ (Fagaceae) HEIGHT to 35m. Tall evergreen hybrid between Cork Oak and Turkey Oaks BARK Variable, some specimens similar in character to Cork Oak, and others having a smoother, darker bark. LEAVES Long, glossy and toothed, remaining on the tree throughout all but the hardest winters. Some of the earliest trees, dating from the original hybridisation, lose a large proportion of their leaves; later crosses have a more dense crown. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Male catkins are produced in early summer, and acorns appear in autumn in small scaly cups. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Hybrid originated in Exeter, Devon, in the 18th century, and was named after Lucombe’s nursery. It is still most common in parks and gardens around Exeter, especially near the sea.
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  • The Old Light from Rocket Pole Pond, Lundy, Devon.
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  • East side of Lundy showing cleared Rhododendron thickets, Devon.
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  • Rocket Pole Pond looking towards the Old Light, village and St Helen's church, Lundy, Devon
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  • Big and Little St John's, Lundy, Devon
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  • West coast of Lundy, Devon
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  • Landing Bay on Lundy, Devon
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  • ALEXANDERS Smyrnium olusatrum (Apiaceae) - Lundy, Devon. Height less than 1.25m. Stout and sometimes clump-forming, hairless biennial. Favours waste ground, roadside verges and hedgerows, mainly on calcareous soils. FLOWERS are yellowish and borne in umbels, 4-6cm across, with 7-15 rays (Mar-Jun). FRUITS are globular, ridged and black when ripe. LEAVES are dark green, shiny and 3 times trifoliate.
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  • ALEXANDERS Smyrnium olusatrum (Apiaceae) - Lundy, Devon. Height less than 1.25m. Stout and sometimes clump-forming, hairless biennial. Favours waste ground, roadside verges and hedgerows, mainly on calcareous soils. FLOWERS are yellowish and borne in umbels, 4-6cm across, with 7-15 rays (Mar-Jun). FRUITS are globular, ridged and black when ripe. LEAVES are dark green, shiny and 3 times trifoliate
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  • HARE’S-FOOT CLOVER Trifolium arvense (Fabaceae) - Lundy, Devon. Height to 25cm. Charming and distinctive annual that is covered in soft hairs. Found in dry, grassy areas, typically on sandy or gravelly soils. FLOWERS are pale pink and shorter than the filament-like calyx teeth; borne in dense egg-shaped to cylindrical heads, 2-3cm long (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are concealed by the calyx. LEAVES are trifoliate and comprise narrow leaflets that are barely toothed. STATUS-Widespread and locally common in England and Wales; absent from N Scotland and mainly coastal in Ireland.
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  • HARE’S-FOOT CLOVER Trifolium arvense (Fabaceae) - Lundy, Devon. Height to 25cm. Charming and distinctive annual that is covered in soft hairs. Found in dry, grassy areas, typically on sandy or gravelly soils. FLOWERS are pale pink and shorter than the filament-like calyx teeth; borne in dense egg-shaped to cylindrical heads, 2-3cm long (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are concealed by the calyx. LEAVES are trifoliate and comprise narrow leaflets that are barely toothed. STATUS-Widespread and locally common in England and Wales; absent from N Scotland and mainly coastal in Ireland.
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  • HARE’S-FOOT CLOVER Trifolium arvense (Fabaceae) - Lundy, Devon. Height to 25cm. Charming and distinctive annual that is covered in soft hairs. Found in dry, grassy areas, typically on sandy or gravelly soils. FLOWERS are pale pink and shorter than the filament-like calyx teeth; borne in dense egg-shaped to cylindrical heads, 2-3cm long (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are concealed by the calyx. LEAVES are trifoliate and comprise narrow leaflets that are barely toothed. STATUS-Widespread and locally common in England and Wales; absent from N Scotland and mainly coastal in Ireland.
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  • Bell Heather - Erica cinerea (Ericaceae) - on the east side of Lundy, Devon. Height to 50cm<br />
Hairless, evergreen undershrub of acid soils, typically favouring drier locations than Heather or Cross-leaved Heath. FLOWERS are 5-6mm long, bell-shaped and purplish red; borne in groups along the stem that sometimes appear like elongated spikes (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are narrow, dark green and borne in whorls of 3 up the wiry stems. STATUS-Widespread and locally common, especially in the N and W; it sometimes becomes the dominant plant on dry heaths and moors.
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  • Maidenhair Spleenwort - Asplenium trichomanes growing on the walls of ruined cottages, Lundy, Devon
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  • Maidenhair Spleenwort - Asplenium trichomanes growing on the walls of ruined cottages, Lundy, Devon
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  • Landing bay and east side, Lundy, Devon
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  • The Battery, Lundy, Devon
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  • The Old Light, Lundy, Devon
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  • Coastal cliffs on the west side of Lundy, Devon
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  • West side of Lundy, Devon
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  • Lundy, Devon, with Tibbett's in background
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  • Lundy, Devon with Tibbett's in background
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  • Lundy, Devon with Tibbett's in background
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  • Rocket Pole pond, Lundy, Devon
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  • North Light, Lundy, Devon
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  • North Light, Lundy, Devon
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  • St Helen's Church, Lundy, Devon
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  • Thrift - Armeria maritima (Plumbaginaceae) - West side of Lundy, Devon. Height to 20cm. Attractive, cushion-forming perennial that often carpets suitable coastal cliffs. Sometimes also grows in saltmarshes and, to a lesser extent, it is also found on a few mountain tops. FLOWERS are pink and borne in dense, globular heads, 15-25mm across, that are borne on slender stalks (Apr-Jul). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are dark green, long and narrow. STATUS-Widespread and locally abundant; mainly coastal.
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  • Lundy, Devon
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  • Lundy Island, Devon, UK
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  • Lundy Island, Devon, UK
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  • Lundy Island, Devon, UK
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  • Exmoor National Park, Devon, UK
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  • Wembury, South Devon Coast
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  • Moorland Stream, Dartmoor, Devon, UK
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  • Lulworth Skipper Thymelicus acteon Wingspan 28mm. Well-marked butterfly; like other skippers it has an active, buzzing flight. Adult has olive-brown upperwings. Forewing has crescent of pale spots like a paw-print; markings are brighter on females than on males. Flies June–July. Larva is nocturnal and feeds on grasses. Very local in coastal grassland from Purbeck in Dorset to east Devon.
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  • Lulworth Skipper Thymelicus acteon Wingspan 28mm. Well-marked butterfly; like other skippers it has an active, buzzing flight. Adult has olive-brown upperwings. Forewing has crescent of pale spots like a paw-print; markings are brighter on females than on males. Flies June–July. Larva is nocturnal and feeds on grasses. Very local in coastal grassland from Purbeck in Dorset to east Devon.
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  • French Hales Sorbus devoniensis (Rosaceae) HEIGHT to 7m <br />
A medium-sized tree, or sometimes a large hedgerow shrub. LEAVES Broadly oval and leathery with shallow-toothed, sharp lobes on distal two-thirds of leaf; dark glossy green above and white below, with 7-9 pairs of veins. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Fruits are brownish orange, to 15mm long, with numerous lenticels. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Local, on neutral to slightly acid, rocky ground; the main range is Devon and E Cornwall, but it also occurs in SE Ireland. These days it is mainly a hedgerow species but it is also found in coastal woodland too.
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  • French Hales Sorbus devoniensis (Rosaceae) HEIGHT to 7m <br />
A medium-sized tree, or sometimes a large hedgerow shrub. LEAVES Broadly oval and leathery with shallow-toothed, sharp lobes on distal two-thirds of leaf; dark glossy green above and white below, with 7-9 pairs of veins. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Fruits are brownish orange, to 15mm long, with numerous lenticels. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Local, on neutral to slightly acid, rocky ground; the main range is Devon and E Cornwall, but it also occurs in SE Ireland. These days it is mainly a hedgerow species but it is also found in coastal woodland too.
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  • Usually a small tree. LEAVES Obovate with shallow, toothed lobes on distal two-thirds of leaf; white woolly below with 8-9 pairs of veins. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Fruits scarlet, to 15mm long, with few lenticels. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Scarec and local, confined to rocky, coastal woodland on Old Red Sandstone, N Devon and N Somerset.
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  • Exmoor Service Sorbus subcuneata (Rosaceae) HEIGHT to 10m. Modest tree (lumped within Sorbus latifolia agg. by some authors). LEAVES Ovate to elliptical with shallow-toothed lobes extending less than ¼ to midrib; 8-9 pairs of veins. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Fruits are brownish, to 12mm long, with numerous lenticels. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Scarce and local, confined to Sessile Oak Quercus petraea woodland on Old Red Sandstone, mainly in the valley of the East Lyn, around Watersmeet in N Devon.
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  • Exmoor Service Sorbus subcuneata (Rosaceae) HEIGHT to 10m. Modest tree (lumped within Sorbus latifolia agg. by some authors). LEAVES Ovate to elliptical with shallow-toothed lobes extending less than ¼ to midrib; 8-9 pairs of veins. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Fruits are brownish, to 12mm long, with numerous lenticels. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Scarce and local, confined to Sessile Oak Quercus petraea woodland on Old Red Sandstone, mainly in the valley of the East Lyn, around Watersmeet in N Devon.
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  • Exmoor Service Sorbus subcuneata (Rosaceae) HEIGHT to 10m. Modest tree (lumped within Sorbus latifolia agg. by some authors). LEAVES Ovate to elliptical with shallow-toothed lobes extending less than ¼ to midrib; 8-9 pairs of veins. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Fruits are brownish, to 12mm long, with numerous lenticels. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Scarce and local, confined to Sessile Oak Quercus petraea woodland on Old Red Sandstone, mainly in the valley of the East Lyn, around Watersmeet in N Devon.
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  • Exmoor Service Sorbus subcuneata (Rosaceae) HEIGHT to 10m. Modest tree (lumped within Sorbus latifolia agg. by some authors). LEAVES Ovate to elliptical with shallow-toothed lobes extending less than ¼ to midrib; 8-9 pairs of veins. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Fruits are brownish, to 12mm long, with numerous lenticels. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Scarce and local, confined to Sessile Oak Quercus petraea woodland on Old Red Sandstone, mainly in the valley of the East Lyn, around Watersmeet in N Devon.
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  • French Hales Sorbus devoniensis (Rosaceae) HEIGHT to 7m <br />
A medium-sized tree, or sometimes a large hedgerow shrub. LEAVES Broadly oval and leathery with shallow-toothed, sharp lobes on distal two-thirds of leaf; dark glossy green above and white below, with 7-9 pairs of veins. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Fruits are brownish orange, to 15mm long, with numerous lenticels. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Local, on neutral to slightly acid, rocky ground; the main range is Devon and E Cornwall, but it also occurs in SE Ireland. These days it is mainly a hedgerow species but it is also found in coastal woodland too.
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  • French Hales Sorbus devoniensis (Rosaceae) HEIGHT to 7m <br />
A medium-sized tree, or sometimes a large hedgerow shrub. LEAVES Broadly oval and leathery with shallow-toothed, sharp lobes on distal two-thirds of leaf; dark glossy green above and white below, with 7-9 pairs of veins. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Fruits are brownish orange, to 15mm long, with numerous lenticels. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Local, on neutral to slightly acid, rocky ground; the main range is Devon and E Cornwall, but it also occurs in SE Ireland. These days it is mainly a hedgerow species but it is also found in coastal woodland too.
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  • French Hales Sorbus devoniensis (Rosaceae) HEIGHT to 7m <br />
A medium-sized tree, or sometimes a large hedgerow shrub. LEAVES Broadly oval and leathery with shallow-toothed, sharp lobes on distal two-thirds of leaf; dark glossy green above and white below, with 7-9 pairs of veins. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Fruits are brownish orange, to 15mm long, with numerous lenticels. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Local, on neutral to slightly acid, rocky ground; the main range is Devon and E Cornwall, but it also occurs in SE Ireland. These days it is mainly a hedgerow species but it is also found in coastal woodland too.
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  • Lucombe Oak Quercus x hispanica ‘Lucombeana’ (Fagaceae) HEIGHT to 35m. Tall evergreen hybrid between Cork Oak and Turkey Oaks BARK Variable, some specimens similar in character to Cork Oak, and others having a smoother, darker bark. LEAVES Long, glossy and toothed, remaining on the tree throughout all but the hardest winters. Some of the earliest trees, dating from the original hybridisation, lose a large proportion of their leaves; later crosses have a more dense crown. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Male catkins are produced in early summer, and acorns appear in autumn in small scaly cups. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Hybrid originated in Exeter, Devon, in the 18th century, and was named after Lucombe’s nursery. It is still most common in parks and gardens around Exeter, especially near the sea.
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  • Lucombe Oak Quercus x hispanica ‘Lucombeana’ (Fagaceae) HEIGHT to 35m. Tall evergreen hybrid between Cork Oak and Turkey Oaks BARK Variable, some specimens similar in character to Cork Oak, and others having a smoother, darker bark. LEAVES Long, glossy and toothed, remaining on the tree throughout all but the hardest winters. Some of the earliest trees, dating from the original hybridisation, lose a large proportion of their leaves; later crosses have a more dense crown. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Male catkins are produced in early summer, and acorns appear in autumn in small scaly cups. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Hybrid originated in Exeter, Devon, in the 18th century, and was named after Lucombe’s nursery. It is still most common in parks and gardens around Exeter, especially near the sea.
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  • Cornish Elm Ulmus minor ssp. angustifolia (Ulmaceae) HEIGHT to 36m  Narrowly conical and rather open crown. BARK Grey-brown and scaly. BRANCHES Relatively few branches, lowest ones ascending steeply. LEAVES Oval, toothed and relatively small (to 6cm); smooth and leathery above, downy on the midrib below. Leaf is narrow and almost equatl at the base, sometimes concave and with a straight midrib. Petiole is 1cm long and downy. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Papery fruits. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Restricted to Cornwall, W Devon; more local elsewhere in West Country and introduce to SW Ireland. Much reduced because of Dutch Elm Disease.
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  • TWIGGY MULLEIN Verbascum virgatum. Height to 1.5m. Slender, glandular-hairy biennial of dry grassy places. Flowers 1-2cm across, yellow, in groups of 1-5; flower stalks shorter than calyx (June-Sept). Fruits capsules. Leaves heart-shaped at the base, the upper ones slightly clasping. Status rare; restricted as a native to Devon, Cornwall and the Scilly Isles; occasional elsewhere.
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  • TWIGGY MULLEIN Verbascum virgatum. Height to 1.5m. Slender, glandular-hairy biennial of dry grassy places. Flowers 1-2cm across, yellow, in groups of 1-5; flower stalks shorter than calyx (June-Sept). Fruits capsules. Leaves heart-shaped at the base, the upper ones slightly clasping. Status rare; restricted as a native to Devon, Cornwall and the Scilly Isles; occasional elsewhere.
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  • Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus L 16-17cm. Well-marked bunting. Olive-grey rump allows separation from Yellowhammer (with red-brown rump) at all times. Sexes are dissimilar. Adult male has black and yellow on head. Breast, nape and crown are greenish grey and underparts are yellow, flushed and streaked chestnut on flanks; back is reddish brown. In winter, colours are duller. Adult female has dark and yellowish stripes on head, streaked greenish grey crown, nape and breast and streaked yellowish underparts. Back is reddish brown. Juvenile is similar to adult female but paler. Voice Utters a sharp tziip call. Song is a tuneless rattle, recalling Lesser Whitethroat. Status Once widespread in S, now restricted to S Devon; recently reintroduced to Cornwall. Favours low-intensity farmland with hedgerows.
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  • Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus L 16-17cm. Well-marked bunting. Olive-grey rump allows separation from Yellowhammer (with red-brown rump) at all times. Sexes are dissimilar. Adult male has black and yellow on head. Breast, nape and crown are greenish grey and underparts are yellow, flushed and streaked chestnut on flanks; back is reddish brown. In winter, colours are duller. Adult female has dark and yellowish stripes on head, streaked greenish grey crown, nape and breast and streaked yellowish underparts. Back is reddish brown. Juvenile is similar to adult female but paler. Voice Utters a sharp tziip call. Song is a tuneless rattle, recalling Lesser Whitethroat. Status Once widespread in S, now restricted to S Devon; recently reintroduced to Cornwall. Favours low-intensity farmland with hedgerows.
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  • Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus L 16-17cm. Well-marked bunting. Olive-grey rump allows separation from Yellowhammer (with red-brown rump) at all times. Sexes are dissimilar. Adult male has black and yellow on head. Breast, nape and crown are greenish grey and underparts are yellow, flushed and streaked chestnut on flanks; back is reddish brown. In winter, colours are duller. Adult female has dark and yellowish stripes on head, streaked greenish grey crown, nape and breast and streaked yellowish underparts. Back is reddish brown. Juvenile is similar to adult female but paler. Voice Utters a sharp tziip call. Song is a tuneless rattle, recalling Lesser Whitethroat. Status Once widespread in S, now restricted to S Devon; recently reintroduced to Cornwall. Favours low-intensity farmland with hedgerows.
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  • St Petroc's church, Lydford, Devon
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  • Lydford Castle in the Dartmoor village of Lydford, Devon
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  • SLENDER THISTLE Carduus tenuiflorus (Asteraceae), Lundy Island, Devon. Height to 1m. Upright, greyish biennial. Similar to Welted Thistle but stems are spiny-winged right up to the flower heads and extremely cottony. Grows in dry grassland, often near the sea. FLOWERS are borne in egg-shaped heads, 5-10mm across, with pinkish red florets; in dense, terminal clusters (Jun-Aug). FRUITS have unbranched hairs. LEAVES are pinnate, spiny and cottony below. STATUS-Locally common around coasts, except N.
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  • St Helen's Church and the village on Lundy Island, Devon
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  • Sunset over Old Light, Lundy Island, Devon
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  • Marisco Tavern on Lundy, Devon
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  • The Battery, Lundy, Devon
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  • The Battery, Lundy, Devon
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  • Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus L 16-17cm. Well-marked bunting. Olive-grey rump allows separation from Yellowhammer (with red-brown rump) at all times. Sexes are dissimilar. Adult male has black and yellow on head. Breast, nape and crown are greenish grey and underparts are yellow, flushed and streaked chestnut on flanks; back is reddish brown. In winter, colours are duller. Adult female has dark and yellowish stripes on head, streaked greenish grey crown, nape and breast and streaked yellowish underparts. Back is reddish brown. Juvenile is similar to adult female but paler. Voice Utters a sharp tziip call. Song is a tuneless rattle, recalling Lesser Whitethroat. Status Once widespread in S, now restricted to S Devon; recently reintroduced to Cornwall. Favours low-intensity farmland with hedgerows.
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  • Rocket Pole Pond and the Old Light, Lundy, Devon.
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  • Leaving Lundy on the MS Oldenburg, Devon
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