Down at the Gunnersbury Triangle, I pulled out a quantity of Ivy that had spread across a considerable area of former meadow. We know it was meadow as it is shown as such on the old reserve map from 30 years ago, and\u00a0\u2013 if proof were needed\u00a0\u2013the area is covered in old anthills: the yellow ant makes its hills in open grassland.<\/p>\n
Anyway, I pulled out armfuls of the ivy, along with brambles and a few nettles, and was rewarded by the sight of a new area ready to grow into flowery meadow, if we can keep it reasonably open and free of brambles.<\/p>\n
I disturbed a toad that was sheltering somewhere under the ivy, and took a break to photograph it. The static shots were nice and sharp, but I found I much preferred this action shot as the toad scrambles up a bank. Yes, that’s an ivy stem that I hadn’t yet pulled out.<\/p>\n Down at the Gunnersbury Triangle, I pulled out a quantity of Ivy that had spread across a considerable area of former meadow. We know it was meadow as it is shown as such on the old reserve map from 30 years ago, and\u00a0\u2013 if proof were needed\u00a0\u2013the area is covered in old anthills: the yellow … Continue reading Autumnal conservation work, and a toad<\/span> ![\"Toad](\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140923_153818-Toad-scrambling-for-cover.jpg\")
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