Wednesday saw the first of many field trips with the environmental history undergraduate class I teach, this one to the banks of the Forth near Cambus where the River Devon reaches its end. At this location there lies a nature reserve managed by Scottish Woodland. Here, it promotes habitat generation in order to increase species diversity, mainly birds. Within one particular field, we see five distinct markings within the ground, maybe 10 metres across, and nobody knows what they are. In turn, we posed this question to the class. Suggestions ranged from salt pans, to natural features, industrial remnants, pill-box foundations, however my opinion is that they have been put in by SW to increase the habitat diversity. I will return here in two weeks, and hopefully obtain some photos. In the mean time, here's an aerial photo from the site:
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This feature has generated exciting academic debate amongst myself, Richard, Sharla and Ally, one of the reasons I hope to continue with a research career!
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