Saturday 2 July 2016

Habitat loss

We all glibly speak of 'habitat loss' being responsible for the dire state of nature in these Isles, well this is what it looks like in Penuwch.
What used to be a valley of rhos pasture leading down the  Afon Arth valley is being drained; no matter that the curlew, snipe and lapwing are long gone so will the supporting cast of pipits, whinchat and spotted orchids plus the uncountable associated invertebrates follow.  I wait to see if this for food or horses.  Not sure how this fits with allowing flood plain land to absorb flood waters either.