After a frustrating few years of looking for it, the
enigmatic Adder's Tongue Fern (Ophioglossum vulgatum) has finally
revealed itself! Having always looked for it on the less populated parts of
the Marshes over the years, it's dumbfounding how it has recently been found so
close to where many people drop their trash, scar the earth it grows on with
bbqs, 'professionally' walk their army of dogs and almost definitely and
routinely trample over it. Uncommon and an indicator of ancient meadows; its discovery
on Walthamstow Marshes contributed to helping save the Marshes from
redevelopment in the 70s and also forms part of the basis for the Marshes' SSSI
status. It’s tiny and delicate - the size of your thumbnail. Currently, there
are quite a number of them.
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