BBC Wildlife - UK (2020-05)

ABOVEMossisoftenoverlooked,butit’sa

fundamentalpartofa woodlandecosystem.This

close-uprevealstheplant’sfruitingbodies– capsules

packedwithspores– glisteningwithraindrops.

ROSSHODDINOTT

Rossisa wildlifeandlandscape

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inDevonandCornwall.rosshoddinott.co.uk

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RIGHT The resident frog population began

with a handful of spawn from a neighbour.

“Most years, we get at least 100 adult frogs,

as well as toads, diving beetles and newts, but

this year the spawn was completely devoured

by ducks,” says Ross. “It’s a bit frustrating, but

when you welcome in the wild, you sometimes

have to let nature take its course.”

82 BBC Wildlife May 2020