During our stay in Cornwall I wanted to write regularly as we discovered things and when they happened. It was not possible and it is only now that I am able to reflect and write. The exception is this morning although I am sitting in a different country.
Matt drove there this morning to arrive before dawn. He saw wildlife on the way with a Fallow Deer standing on the A22. He avoided it and carried on. Fog and mist made his journey difficult and good fortune prevented him meeting another deer on another carriageway. At 9am he had arrived and was shrouded in mist and able to enjoy the seclusion and the quiet that type of weather brings.
Previously, coming off the airfield on Davidstow Moor a Tawny Owl flew across the front of him. It goes to show being out there wildlife can be seen.
Upon checking The Platt he found that nature had been at work. In one location he found mushrooms had appeared from out of the wood chips that we had used to keep certain areas growth free. The opinion is that these can be Chanterelle and, hopefully, with his foraging knowledge, and with more research he may have local mushrooms to go with his Wagyu steak. (You can see on wildfooduk.com a forager explaining the facts).
This is the photograph from 9.47am.
In just three weeks nature has moved on. Our two well trodden pathways are growing back and Autumnal leaves are lying around although the tall Sycamores have still half of them remaining. All the fallen leaves will help provide a blanket to shelter both the soil and our small residents.
This little ‘Eden’ is chemical free and even though we have disrupted the soil by removing Blackthorn other plantlife and animals have begun to thrive. Matt saw his biggest slug he has ever seen. I know they are there and will eat their way through some of the vegetation.
The Hawthorn, and Elder are still laden with fruit and will remain so until winter comes and the thrushes will then feast. Bird life and song are around him as he sips his tea and, later, the feeders will be replenished.
By next year we hope to increase sources of food for birds, butterflies and moths, mammals and invertebrates. It is there for them and for us to enjoy.
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