The Eastern Quarry, Bluewater, Kent - 26/08/19
This quarry has been out of bounds to the general public for many many years. It comprises of a vast disused chalk pit which is slowly being developed for housing. The first phase of housing was now complete and allowed entry to an area previously unreachable. The plant I really wanted to see was easily found as there were hundreds of them all along a damp area several hundred metres long. Some were still flowering too. Round-leaved Wintergreen They had previously been found in the nearby Bluewater quarry, although it evaded our search for them when the county recorder and I surveyed it in 2015. As such, I had only previously seen this plant at Newborough Warren on Anglesey. There were many rosettes like this one below, as well as some in flower, many in seed and some in between. Pyrola rotundifolia Here are some habitat photos, which also show the (chalk) geology and general habitat for the area. Associated species included Alnus glutinosa (Alder); Phr