2017

TM4169 : Cleared Bracken on Darsham Common - Darsham Marshes Nature Reserve

taken 7 years ago, near to Darsham, Suffolk, England

Cleared Bracken on Darsham Common - Darsham Marshes Nature Reserve
Cleared Bracken on Darsham Common - Darsham Marshes Nature Reserve
You can see how the bracken has been cut down to allow other plants to flourish.
Darsham Marshes Nature Reserve :: TM4268

Darsham Marshes Nature Reserve is owned and managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust. As well as the marshy land to the south, recently Darsham Common has been added to the reserve.

The Trust has a web page: LinkExternal link on which it says:
"In the spring and early summer the marshes, which are still maintained by grazing cattle, burst into flower. Ragged-robin, yellow flag, marsh marigold and southern marsh orchid are all easy to spot in a carpet of rich pinks and yellows. Also around this time the distinctive song of reed, sedge and grasshopper warbler can be heard among the fen vegetation.

Much of the reserve’s diversity comes from the two ponds and the network of dykes that criss-cross the site like dark veins. And in summer, long after the toad and frog multitudes have spawned, beautiful dragonflies and damselflies – including the scarce hairy dragonfly – can be seen defending their watery territories.

But there is also plenty to see in winter. Hen harrier and marsh harrier can be seen patrolling the reserve, while snipe scan for juicy worms along the edges of pools and ditches and surrounding hedgerows provide berries for flocks of wintering fieldfare and redwing."




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Geographical Context: Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms Woodland, Forest Primary Subject: Common Place: Darsham Marshes Nature Reserve Darsham other tags: Trees Suffolk Wildlife Trust Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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TM4169, 54 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Roger Jones   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 28 August, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 29 August, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TM 4198 6917 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:16.0443N 1:32.7010E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TM 41993 69168
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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