Cloudy but mild last night. The moth trap worked but only 4 moths - but 2 stunners!
Merveille-du-Jour ( a typical oakwood species) and
Barred Sallow - plus a load of small flies.
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| Merveille-du-Jour |
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| Barred Sallow |
Lunchtime saw the first guided walk of the academic year. Around 20 of us went to Barnes Dell to see and to smell the "Treacle Trees", more correctly - the Katsura Trees. This fantastic tree from Japan and China has a very high sugar content in its leaves. When they fall and start to decompose they release a scent of treacle into the air! Unfortunately for us the adjacent farmer decide to muck-spread his field so picking up the delicate scent of toffee was not easy!
More information here.
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| Katsura Tree leaves |
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