Tuesday 04 August
We’ve been with friends today on the beach and walking along the pathways of Holme-next-the-Sea. Conversations about this and that; the benefits of meditation, the positives from the Covid-19 pandemic, forest farms and apple orchard husbandry.
I’m taking a lead from my friend, Pete, who speaks so passionately about his plans to adapt his apple orchard to become more ecologically sustainable. He will be making use of layered, carefully selected planting under and around the apple trees. At the same time he hopes the annual yield of fruit will improve by the increasing number and range of insects that will be attracted. So, this post is going to focus mostly on the range of flora I’ve seen since being here.
We went out for a lively meal this evening, the first in 2020! We also had £80 taken off the bill through the ‘Eat out to Help Out’ scheme. Where the government pay for part of your meal to support the pub and restaurant industry.
On the journey home, along the dark lanes, we passed two deer which I believe were Chinese Water Deer. Before I came up here, three days ago, I had never even heard of them. Then we see a living pair tonight, and the two carcasses we found on the beach a couple of days ago.
Finally, as we arrived back at the caravan park, an otter ran across the road just in front of us. Another first for me. I have never seen one before and they are doing well in East Anglia over recent years.
The Bald Birder 