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[Carnivine]

Where can I see carnivorous plants growing in the wild in the UK?

[StuartF]

There are sundews and butterworts throughtout much of the Scottish highlands. Drainage ditches by dirt tracks often have a lot of drosera rotundifolia. I find for the most variety in Scotland you have to go north of the Great Glen fault though.

[TheInactiveMoth]

I hear there are some sarracenia purpurea in the Lake District, probably some 'dews too.

[mlong]

Loads of P. vulgaris and D. rotundifolia here in Snowdonia (North Wales). There are a few spots with U. australis and (I've been told) some U. minor and some more sundews.

I guess there are quite a few spots around the UK, depends where you were thinking of going.

[James O'Neill]

Northern Ireland has a great many species.

Well. It's an excuse to visit our wee country.

[Carnivine]

any known locations in the devon/cornwall areas

[Carnivine]

mlong, on 24 May 2012 - 18:06 PM, said:

Loads of P. vulgaris and D. rotundifolia here in Snowdonia (North Wales). There are a few spots with U. australis and (I've been told) some U. minor and some more sundews.

I guess there are quite a few spots around the UK, depends where you were thinking of going.

Where abouts in Snowdonia?

[An D Smith]

Hi there

Dorset and the New Forest are very good spots. The following species can be seen here:

Drosera anglica
Drosera intermedia
Drosera rotundifolia
Drosera x obovata
Drosera x beliziana
Sarracenia purpurea
Dionaea muscipula
Pinguicula lusitanica
Pinguicula vulgaris
Utricularia bremii
Utricularia intermedia
Utricularia minor
Utricularia stygia

PM me if you would like any location details.


Cheers, and have a sunny weekend

Andy

[mantrid]

Carnivine, on 25 May 2012 - 09:09 AM, said:

Where abouts in Snowdonia?

Ive seen Drosera on Snowdon itself. For exact location;
When you walk up the miners track just as you have crossed the causeway that takes you over Llyn Llydaw (the small NE section of the lake), on the next bend leave the track and start walking up the hill towards the Pyg track and you will see them growing in the grass there. I was suprised to see them as it wasnt that boggy.

Edited by mantrid, 25 May 2012 - 11:52 AM.

[mantrid]

This got me curious as to where I saw them (It must have been over 5 years now) so I looked at google maps. And my original location in my previous post looks wrong as it looks too dry and rocky there (single blue balloon on the map below) Its more likely to be where the trio of balloons are, as I saw them while climbing the slope from the miners to the Pyg track, and the areas I marked looks greener and boggier and I remember it being quite lush compared to the rest of the mountain.

https://maps.google.....00504,0.009645

[Carnivine]

thanks everyone for your help.

[mlong]

Carnivine, on 25 May 2012 - 09:09 AM, said:

Where abouts in Snowdonia?

Loads of places. As Mantrid said there are plenty on Snowdon itself, just keep looking in damp clumps of shagnum next to the track for d. rotundifolia. Loads on the Watkin Path, it's also one of the best routes up Snowdon and even the short walk to Gladstone Rock is stunning and worth doing if you want a bit of a stroll. There are pings there as well. The Ogwyn valley has some good spots as well, and Newborough Warren (not far from the beach) on Anglesey has more P. vulgaris then I've ever seen anywhere else before. Cors Goch nature reserve is a good spot, plenty of pings, drosera and some utrics. Cors Erddreiniog is next to it, have only found d. rotundifolia there but it's a good place if you like wild adders and other beasties.

If you're up here feel free to PM me if you want some more information on where to look, but if you're out walking in the hills chances are you'll find plenty on your own.

Cheers,

Mark

[saslowi]

"damp clumps of shagnum"

The mind boggles!!

[alexa]

Culmstock in East Devon has D rotundafolia, D intermedia and P lusitanica. I'd be happy to act as a guide if you want?

Alex.