.....or 'biological diversity in the most unpromising places'.
I had to go to put parcels on the plane today and it occurred to me that Fox Bay airstrip might be worth a look for some unusual or just lovely things in the plant world. The airstrip has had a (mostly!) stockproof fence around it for the last 20 years or so and is reverting to whitegrass- fachine acid grassland, one of the priority habitats for the Falkland Islands. It's a priority habitat because it's a home for birds, invertebrates and special plants, so I was quite hopeful........
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| As well as these lovely examples of common plants flowering now, I also found some plants that might be quite special. I've sent the pictures to Richard Lewis, one of our plant experts, as I'm not sure what they are, but I have high hopes for them... |
Fox Bay Airstrip is half way between Fox Bay East and West and can be visited without permission as it's part of Fox Bay Common and is FIG land. Be careful to avoid the fence as the top wire is hot (I didn't!).
I can email GPS data for plants on request.
