Montecute House
- Crone
- 11 hours ago
- 1 min read
There was a tree-learning day at Montecute House, a place I visited on a school trip in the 1980s. That time it was about all things Tudor; this time it was all things tree.
We started off learning about conifers, specifically spruces. In theory, I should be able to identify them easily now. Then we went outside.
The head ranger was great, leading us to see some fantastic trees: old sweet chestnuts and a lovely oak.
He showed us how they had tried to create habitats for Bechstein's bats. It turns out that these bats like to roost in places where branches have broken and fallen but remain attached to the trunk. And in order for a place to host a colony, it needs to have 100 potential roosts for the bats to select and move between.
It was a good day and we only got rained on once - BUT as I had my little foldable waterproof trousers and coat. No such thing as bad weather, just poor preparation.
The red cattle look good against the green. Interesting about the bats.