This beautiful and rare patch of open land is the largest remaining river valley fen in England. It's the home of the 'Raft Spider'. One of only 2 places in the world where this rare creature lives. We went searching not for spiders (as I'm not all that keen on them) but for Newts. 
This is a picture of the Great Crested from this website.
This is a picture of the Great Crested from this website.I'd never seen one of these most English of creatures. Richard had regaled me with stories of catching them as a boy & keeping them in festering jars in his bedroom at home. We did see some as we stood staring into a pond. I was thrilled, but we only saw small brown ones...... not the Great Crested or anything.
There were violets out in the woods. ...........Soon there will be Bluebells & Lilac.
We also found this tiny creature. A clump of sticks bound together moving along under water.
We also found this tiny creature. A clump of sticks bound together moving along under water.
On the way home we stopped to try & capture this huge field of yellow. It was yellower in real life & smelled really good.
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so what is that field of yellow?
I think it's 'Rape'. But I didn't want to put that on the main page. Seemed to slightly tarnish the blog-o-roonie.
It could be mustard though I suppose.
I just did a google search & discovered 'Rape' or Rapeseed is actually canola.
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