Why Woodland? All about Lynsore Bottom
Fryarne Park is a very special woodland to be found at Lynsore Bottom nr Canterbury in Kent.
Ground plants such as Orchis Purpureas the “Lady Orchid” can be found here together with the Wood Vetch, Green Hellebore, Solomon’s Seal, with its graceful arching stems of dangling white bells. In abundance is the (poisonous!) Dogs Mercury with its tiny green flowers and of course perennial Bluebells force their way through the Springtime leaf litter to lay a vivid purple-blue carpet.
At dusk Tawny Owls descend from their roosts to supper on mice, voles, insects and worms.
By day and night the Nightingale serenades for a mate, fiercely protective of its territory.
Britain’s largest native mammal, the Badger, finds sanctuary in the woods, seeing off foxes eager to compete for prey, yet fearful of its only real predator: - Man
A rich variety of tree species, with some individuals bearing their heritage from the Middle Ages, populate Fryarne Park Woods
On the lower slopes coppiced Hazel and Ash predominate while on the uppers Ash and Hornbeam find good root purchase in the clay-with-flint soils.
Penduculate Oak and Beech are present throughout while Birch, Field Maple and Whitebeam add to the intensity of glorious Spring and Autumn colours of Copper, Gold and Silver.
Let’s not forget, that whilst we all go about our everyday lives right here in the UK, broad-leaved trees no matter what their age are absorbing CO2 emissions from the atmosphere around us.
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