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Greena Moor (Grid Ref: SX 234 963),
lying about mile or so south-east of
Week St. Mary village, is now classified
as a Site of Special Scientific Interest
(SSSI) - just one of over 4,000 such
sites existing in England. It covers an
area of some 30 hectares (79 acres) and
is classed as type 'Fen, marsh and
swamp'.
Sites of
Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) are
examples of our natural heritage of
wildlife habitats, geological features
and landforms. An SSSI is an area that
has been notified as being of special
interest under the Wildlife and
Countryside Act 1981.
On Wednesday
7th June 2006, my wife and I decided to
walk some of the 79 acres and see some
of the 'fen, marsh and swamp' for
ourselves.
The sun
was again shining and as we had enjoyed
several days of 'summer' weather the
ground was fairly dry and solid to walk
on except near the stream where the
ground is difficult to traverse.
We had
the pleasure of enjoying a most peaceful
afternoon, except for the 2 RAF jets
that we saw (and heard!) on two
occasions, and saw quite a bit of
wildlife, ranging from a large stag in
the distance down to one of the smallest
green grasshoppers I have ever seen -
less than half an inch in length; also
enjoyed was a buzzard, skylarks,
pheasants, rabbits, water 'boatmen',
tadpoles and a little ladybird
struggling to climb out of the deep
grass; various rushes, cuckoo flowers,
ragged robins (left) speedwell,
stitchwort and a field of wonderful
meadow buttercups (left).
I am sure
there were many more species of flora
and fauna but sadly, we are no experts!
Although
parking is limited the access is
possible by the well-maintained gates.
I am not
sure why the entrance should be referred
to as Greena Moor, formerly known as
Creddicott Meadows, because I have never
known it to be called anything to do
with Creddicott.
The
entrance was always known as Goscott
Moor; perhaps it should say Goscott Moor
leading to Greena Moor, but what do we
know?
David & Jean Martin
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