South-east Yorkshire, v.c. 61

Burton Constable herbarium (indoor meeting)

The 10-volume bound collection of nearly 1500 pressed plants made by William Constable (1721-1791), which includes both garden and wild plants from his estate, is going on public display for the first time this spring. Burton Constable Hall is closed to the general public on Mondays, and we have been offered a private viewing by the curator.

Follow the signs to Burton Constable Hall from Sproatley, park in the public car park and meet outside the café/gift shop entrance .

Rise Park and Wood (near Skirlaugh)

By permission of Rise Estate. BSBI records show that the lake and some of the eastern woodland was surveyed in 2011, and a plant list for the churchyard was submitted in 2022.Otherwise this area, covering nearly two square kilometres, is unrecorded.

Park inside the entrance with wrought iron gates ("The Lodge") opposite the B1243 road junction with the Sigglesthorne road.

New Covert and Park Wood (near Melbourne)

These woods were acquired by the Woodland Trust in 1988, and full details can be found on their website. The car park, off the B1228 York-Howden road holds 5 cars at a squeeze.

Hoddy Cows Spring SSSI (near Bempton)

By permission of the landowner and Natural England. When notified in 1984, this spring-fed pool and surrounding marsh, 2 hectares in all, had a rich fen flora, of which some - such as Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and Knotted Pearlwort Sagina nodosa - appear to have been lost.

I propose parking at The Gallery Tearooms, 19 Main Street, Buckton YO15 1HU, which is open 10.00 till 15.00, and is a 15 minute walk from the site. However, anyone not wishing to patronise the tearoom could park at RSPB Bempton Cliffs and walk just over 2km along the clifftop footpath to meet at the site - TA 182 738 at about 11.15.

Please let me know in advance which you are choosing to do, so that I can notify the tearoom.

Wyedale

Chalk grassland which is access land on the exposed western edge of the Wolds.

Park on the broad verge of the single-track road between High Hunsley and North Newbald (Whin Lane) near the metal gate into Wyedale.

Beverley Swinemoor

A return visit to explore the Barmston drain, which we did not have time for last year. This is a wet site, so please bring wellingtons.

From Beverley take the A1035 Hornsea Road, turn right on to the old road to Hull Bridge,now a dead end, and park on the roadside near the BATA store.