Went to Dartmoor as part of the degree. I'll put some photos up later, but for now I'll just summarise what I saw
Wistmans Wood - Finally went to Wistman's Wood. Always wanted to go. It's my sort of place. Lots of Sessile Oaks. Very Fangorn-esque. Learnt a lot and speculated about the ecology of the forest. Took some nice photos of the epiphytic ferns and lichens.
Haytor - Did a Phase 1 Habitat Survey exercise here. Learnt about the landscape/land-use and investigated the various species, features and habitats in the area.
Torquay - Did an inform walked plant ID test & some rock pooling
Bellever Tor - Did an NVC exercise here.
Aside from that, not much else. Did an assignment based on this trip and revised some more. Three exams next week, nearly all in a row.
When I've had time I've been drawing some plants and varied plant related fantasy things (mostly ents/onodrim). Just nothing better than botany in terms of aesthetics, ecology and cultural significance. Still thinking of various botanical projects, but haven't landed on one yet.
T.
