It was a
cold old day, the coldest for at least three weeks, and the central heating had
been switched into hibernation over the Easter heatwave. Warm drinks, a down
jacket fit for the Arctic and hot soup for lunch kept the chill away.
Dull skies
didn’t make the idea of an afternoon walk any more appealing but Molly (dog) is
a stickler for routine and her exercise. Within minutes of entering the reserve
we were both as warm as toast; me with hat and gloves and Molly chasing the Frisbee.
Half way round
I saw a slow worm’s nose retreat beneath a boulder. I couldn’t resist a peek
and lifted it; I shouldn’t have done that. There was a family of at least five
and my rude interruption caused them to slowly (it was cold!) retreat to the
far edge of the boulder which was resting on the ground. I couldn’t just release
the rock for fear of squashing them, so I wedged it up, placed some flat stones
beneath and backfilled with dead bracken and leaves. Hopefully they will be
alright but I feel bad that I disturbed them.
As you can see from the photo there were cobwebs beneath the boulder and some impressive looking spiders co-existing with the slow worms. I assume slow worms don't eat these spiders. Does anyone know what type of spider?
As you can see from the photo there were cobwebs beneath the boulder and some impressive looking spiders co-existing with the slow worms. I assume slow worms don't eat these spiders. Does anyone know what type of spider?
A little
further on and we bumped into the gang of goats with Supernanny; she’s given
birth to twin kids twice in two years. There are now seven in the family with
an auntie looking after last year’s kids and an impressive Billy always
guarding the rear. This is what they looked like:
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