Focus on Ferns

We get a lot of fernage here! I am working on getting rid of the bracken as it becomes so dominant and is always looking to take over the meadows but the other ferns are interesting. I made th mistake of buying a field guide (Britain's Ferns) and that has shown me that id is not as straightforward as I thought so I am going to try and make a fern list fpr the site. First up is Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina). This bipinnate with backward curved pinnules when in full sun, crescent shaped sori and indusia. The backward curving pinnules give the fern a much sparser look when in a sunny spot.