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QUODITCH
MOOR NATURE RESERVE
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A WALK IN MAY |
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"The
Darling Buds of May"
Field Three Field Three covers an area of 1.93 acres ( 0.781 hectares).
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Now the sun has climbed higher into the sky the light is beginning to penetrate into the field for longer each day and the field has come alive. |
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Spring 2004 had brought out all the buds by the beginning of the month. |
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Here is a different view taken in may 2009. It shows how we have extended the field and how the grass has regenerated. |
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This is a view taken in May 2009. It shows how the bank had been rebuilt and the area around it cleared in 2006. It's greening over nicely. |
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The willows have put on a fine show. |
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Some of the bramble has a rust fungus on it. |
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By the end of the month the Southern Marsh Orchids are beginning to appear in profusion, although in 2007 a few had appeared by the first week of the month. |
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The figwort is growing well. |
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The scrubby growth near the west side has encouraged this female Broad-bodied chaser (Libellula Depressa) to appear. |
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and also this female Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) |
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The moths are appearing in all their varieties. To see more visit our moths pages. . . . |
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So also are the moth experts. We are regularly visited by the Devon Moth Group and are very grateful for their research and interest. |
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This may beetle is a common sight, although this one was taken on a wall near Quoditch. |
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Page updated 9th September 2004
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