In Sepetmber 2010 we cleared a large area of dense, impenetrable young conifer on the eastern side of the reserve. Less than 2 years later there is a thick carpet of heather shoot, all in flower.
All of this heather has come from seed which had laid dormant under the conifer for years.
And, it's already teeming with life. These photos were taken on Tuesday 16 August. Check out this Honeybee...
This is a male White-tailed bumblebee...
Check out the amazing site of the heather in flower as you walk between the car park and the Decoy pond. Look out also for bees, butterflies and dragonflies.