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| Breckland Thyme |
Our walk today took us to Thetford
Heath. The temperature was hovering
around 0 deg, but it was a bright day with some weak winter sunshine. The vast Norfolk skies, dotted with clouds,
were particularly stunning.
The trail around the heath provides a
pleasant walk and is easy to follow. It
took us about an hour and a half, with lots of stops along the way to admire
the scenery and investigate the tiny plants among the grassland.
We were very lucky to spot the rare
Breckland Thyme, which you can see in the photo, a tiny wonder mixed in with the moss and
heather. Unfortunately it is not in
flower at this time of year, unlike the gorse – forever in flower and covered
in frost!
Lichen covered the old oak trees and we
found numerous patches of lichen on the ground in many beautiful colours.
Coffee back at the car was very welcome on
this cold day, but we all agreed it was an excellent morning's walk.
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