QUODITCH EDUCATION DEVON
QUODITCH MOOR NATURE RESERVE

A WALK IN MARCH

FIELD SIX

Field six (5.998 acres - 2.45 hectares) is mainly woodland, although in the middle there are some clear areas of grassland.

Keep a look out for the old willows, they're covered with some quite spectacular lichen and velvety mosses.

If you listen carefully you 'll hear the buzzard as it circles overhead. It has a plaintive mewing call that totally belies its size.
The plants are beginning to show through the leaf litter,such as the honeysuckle here.
   
We haven't yet identified this one.

 

The first of the spring flowers are appearing and down by the stream you can find clumps of Primroses.




"Primrose, first-born child of Ver,
Merry springtime's harbinger,
With her bells dim."


(John Fletcher (1579-1625) - "The Two Noble Kinsmen")

Here are some close ups of the lichen.They're much easier to spot when there are no leaves on the trees.
We will put some names to them when time allows
 
Its also a good time to see the fungi
   
   

The ditches leading into the stream are still flowing, although they are clogged up with the autumn leaves.
   
   
   



This is the stream about half way along our boundary. The marks made by the deer as they cross into the plantation can clearly be seen.
When the water is low in the stream this slime mould appears near our western boundary. It looks as though there is a piece of rusty metal in the water.
   
   
   
   
   


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