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Darsham Marshes Nature Reserve
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: 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."
The Trust has a web page: 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."
by Roger Jones
Created: Tue, 29 Aug 2017, Updated: Tue, 29 Aug 2017
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