10th July 1996 Aunt Vera has written with the names of boffin friends to contact. When she was 11 in 1924, Vera found the mythical Ghost Orchid (Epipogium aphyllum) in a beech wood near Henley. It was first discovered in 1854 and rare sightings can be decades and woodlands apart. No one is sure how … More Ghost Orchid: page 21 of Beeches Boreholes and Badgers
2nd July 1996 I presented the Save the Rusland Beeches petition and our own report to the Chairman of the National Park Board. They decide to refer the decision to fell the beeches back to the Park Management Committee for further consideration….There is hope!
2nd July 1996 Over 3,200 people have signed the petition (Save the Rusland Beeches) thats thanks to people who love the beeches especially Christine and Larry B who collected most signatures. South Lakeland Friends of the Earth have offered support -thank goodness – they are the only group to do so! Following Roger and Andy’s … More Sticking like sheep to the official decision to fell: page 19 of Beeches, Boreholes and Badgers
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