A few months back I explored an interesting-looking firebreak between rows of forestry trees and was surprised to find that it ended with an open vista across boggy heathland. I suspect that the numerous shallow pools and meandering burns that occur here will be full of dragonflies come summertime.
Even more surprising was finding a substantial patch of Greater Tussock-sedge along a wet ditch, not at all a common plant here on Skye. I diligently recorded the number of tussocks and took note of the grid reference, only to find that somebody else had beaten me to it and this patch was already recorded on the BSBI distribution database.
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| Just ten recent records for Skye, with only three of these since 2020 |
Today I returned to the spot in question and found the tussocks looking very well and healthy amongst the seemingly dead vegetation surrounding them
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| I shall wait until they are flowering before doing a proper write-up on the species |
I can't help but think that a clump of Greater Tussock-sedges looks exactly like a bunch of army snipers in ghillie suits. I can imagine these silently standing up and suddenly finding myself staring into the barrels of several rifles. Can you see it too, or is it just me?
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| Hold fire, the fool hasn't seen us yet... |
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