Stour Estuary Field Trip - 21st October 2001 |
Despite the atrocious weather and sever flood warnings ten of our group managed to make this field trip. Unfortunately your web author was not among these ten so apologies for the lack of photographs.
Starting from Copperas wood close to the River Stour and the RSPB reserve, our party headed straight for the hides and shelter from the driving rain. The wood is rich in ferns, soft shield-fern being particularly well represented. 100 species of bird (43 of which have nested) have been seen, including all three species of woodpecker and the nightingale. Purple hairstreak is notable among the 23 species of butterfly and over 300 species of moth that have been recorded.
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