THE Cornwall Wildlife Trust Bude Group met in mid-July for another guided walk, this time at Greena Moor, the nature reserve co-owned by the Cornwall Wildlife Trust and Plantlife at Week St Mary.

Like the reserve previously visited at Dunsdon, Greena Moor is in part a Coronation Meadow. It is an SSSI, and is culm grassland, which is based on shale and sandstone.

This gives poor drainage and acidic soil, which mean certain types of flowers and insects thrive on it. Thirty seven acres were originally purchased in 1995 and more recently two more fields have been added, which will be restored by the trust.

The group of 16 were led by Elly Phillips from the Cornwall Wildlife Trust, who helps care for the reserve. Many plant species were seen including whorled caraway, marsh bedstraw, wavy-edged St John’s wort, lesser skullcap and bog asphodel.

There were many marbled white butterflies and meadow browns, plus six-spot Burnet moths and a great number of funnel web spiders were seen in their webs. Some red deer were spotted at a distance.

Elly explained the methods for creating and restoring Coronation Meadows during an informative and interesting walk.

For more information about Coronation Meadows visit www.coronationmeadows.org.uk