The lack of precipitation over Walthamstow Marshes over the last two months has left the ditches around the marshes very dry. This has been very challenging on the Water Vole population. After regularly checking the usual hot spots over the last two months, to my knowledge, sightings and track recordings of Water Vole have been practically zero. Thankfully though, in the last few weeks there have been significant bursts of heavy rain over the marshes. Thus the ditches have begun to fill up again.
And today a new latrine was found.
It's poo, I know, but it's quality poo.
Phew! They're still here.
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| Water Vole poo |
Elsewhere:
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| Adder's Tongue |
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| Blood-vein |
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| Common Tern |
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| Bee Orchid |
The Bee Orchids are where Paul found them last year. On the small patch of lawn on the right as you enter the Waterworks Nature Reserve (with the three picnic benches). They're just beginning to flower. So far, there are at least 7 spikes.
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