Sunday 17 May 2015

Today BBS

Mark Evans and myself have been doing this survey today and in total for the last eighteen years. It is above Aberfan and doing last month's survey we found this old mine and was amazed how well preserved it was ,

 Mark getting a closer look also it was great to see the Goblin Gold moss again.

 We found an area of Match Stick Lichen and it is the most I have seen in one place.
On the way back I was looking for Green Tiger Beetle but had no luck at finding any but found this Common Toad in the middle of the road.

10 comments:

  1. I'm sorry to break this to you, Martin, but we've been doing it for eighteen years. You are actually four years older than you thought/ admit to!

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  2. Cracking photos. Have you noticed the small patch of Goblin Gold moss, in the photo of the adit, with the props? It is about half way up the left hand edge of the photo.

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  3. I agree cracking photos, I still have not seen Goblin Gold, but what about droppings?

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  4. 18 years god where time gone pmsl.

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  5. Well if you want to crawl in there and have a look for them, be my guest. Martin and I were wondering what state those props are in, after a century or so, so maybe you could find out for us ;-)

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  7. Yes i will do that mark and get stuck pmsl.

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  8. Not you, Martin. I mean't that for Mike "Were There Bat Droppings" Hogan!

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  9. Hiya, can you email the grid ref, I'll have a poke around. Looks like another unofficial historical level, if there are bats present perhaps we can get it gated.

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