Details of our rich plant, lichen and fungi life will appear on these pages. Please report your findings in the ‘submit records’ page and send any photos through the contacts page.
Local botanist, Ray Woods, is seeking records of 3 red data species that occur/have occurred within our study area :-
Alpine Clubmoss – none has been found recently in its most southerly site in Britain, last seen on the hills between the Mountain Road, south to the filter beds in the Elan Valley.
Wood Bitter Vetch – a red data species in the area. Occurs in old meadows, field margins and sometimes along road verges.
Ivy-leaved Bell Flower – a red data species in the area. Likes damp grassland.
In addition, Ray would like to put on record that a quarter of all the national species of lichens occur in just one local 1km square at Nannerth. This highlights the exceptional importance of the Rhayader district for these beautiful organisms.
As with all these records received, they will be filtered to avoid having the exact location of vulnerable species advertised on the internet.
Rhayader by Nature 