– report by Jools Roszkowski
Members of the Samatha Land Group, Cambrian Sangha, local community, Wildlife Trust and Powys Biodiversity Information Service (BIS) gathered on a sunny morning, Weds 26th March, to carry out a Bioblitz at Greenstreete.
A biolitz is where you choose a patch of land and set a window of time in which to survey all the flora and fauna you can spot. It’s a snapshot of the biodiversity present, and recorded findings are fed into county records. Over time, repeated surveys give a picture of the changing ecology of a place.
Everyone was enthusiastic and astounded by the richness of what we were finding, even this early in the Spring.
Here are 2 intrepid lichen, moss and liverwort experts scaling the quarry by the river hut:
By the new ponds, we found a tiny snail with a golden shell – imagine that!
We got up close with our powerful magnifying lenses to inspect the tiniest plants and extended our hearing far and wide…….
….. to hear birds in the trees, Red Kite and Buzzard above and Canada Geese who have taken a liking to the pond:
We tracked the signs of animal movement through the woods and along the river.
Interesting discussions were had about meditation and nature on our way back to the house, where we finished up with tea, cake and biscuits.
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Great to see this sort of thing going on – well done to all.
The golden snail sounds like a Welsh bodhisatta to me. We must be careful to look after her and her environment. Guy 🌝