This is the first entry in a new venture for Flanders Moss. As far as I know in all of its 8000 years of existence there has never been a blog set up specifically about Flanders Moss. So I have taken advantage of this technology to launch a blog to keep anyone interested up to date with what is happening out on the Moss.
And it is an exciting time in the life of the blog. On Monday (23 Nov) SNH aims to open the newly built viewing tower that gives people a totally new view of Flanders Moss that no-one will have seen before.
I will let you know how the day goes and what the first visitors think of the tower after Monday.
In the meantime when out on the Moss on Wednesday tidying up the site in preparation for the opening, the view from the tower was enhanced by the ghostly dancing shape of a male hen harrier hunting across the north edge of the bog. With its slow, stop start flight, it quartered the heather searching for small mammals and birds and gleamed white against the muted colours of the Moss. Even if it only gives more people this type of view of the Flanders's winter spirit then the tower will be a huge success.
