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About two hundred years ago, this was a small lake. Some
of the first plants settling here were specialized sedges whose dead shoots,
incompletely decomposed, slowly grew into a layer of peat. In turn, this peat
enabled other plants to flourish. The lake silted up, changing into today's fen
with its numerous, specialized animal and plant species.
Did you notice the
fruit of the Cotton grass, with its fruit like balls of cotton wool? What about
the gland-rimmed, sticky leaves of the carnivorous Sundew? Did perhaps a little
Mountain lizard make a quick dash for safety across your shoes? Or has a
European toad just made its lethargic escape?
Why don't you sit down for a
moment and give your eyes the chance of absorbing the loveliness of this
fascinating habitat? |
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