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The golden heads of the Boar\u2019s throat crowned the poor soils of the brick works north of Conyer. The thistle is a much maligned plant yet their flowers are a bonus for pollinators and their grey seeds a feast for finches. And to many brownfields are seen by many as wastelands, even though they are very important places for wildlife and the Carline Thistle is the perfect emblem \u2013 a rare golden brown beauty that thrives on the poor soils of post industrial wildernesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Carline thistle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Carline<\/a>
Carline Thistle Flower Head<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Boar\u2019s throat Wolf and Charlemagne\u2019s thistle are other vernacular names for this wildflower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Carline<\/a>
Carline Thistle Pin cushion<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Once the seeds have vanished on the wind, the heads appear like medieval brooches. Yet even in this state the flowers still attract bumblebees and solitary bees to feed from their pin cushion faces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poor soils?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The presence of a Carline Thistle is said to be a sign of poor soils. Poor for what? For farming or for the vagaries of human use. And there in Kent on the remains of an old brick works this land was far from poor. It was awash with herbs \u2013 St. John\u2019s wort, Viper\u2019s bugloss, Ox-eye daisy, birds foot trefoil and more. A feast of flowers so typical of brownfield sites in the Thames Estuary and important redoubts for rare invertebrates. They are \u2018good\u2019 soils for biodiversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Carline<\/a>
Carline Thistles, Kent<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Like many brick works along the Estuary they carried London\u2019s Victorian waste having delivered bricks to the Capital by barge. This London rubbish \u2013 porcelain, pot ash and glass \u2013 was dumped in the areas around the brick works. All around the site are piles of black soot mix with sand and ceramics. And it is this waste that makes such sites rich in wildlife. A paradise for bees, beetles, spiders and birds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long may the Carline thistle flourish and it\u2019s golden brown flowers be a banner proclaiming that poor soils are in fact good soils for biodiversity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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