Walked along the waterfront from Silverknowes to Newhaven. Damage done to the seawall almost unreal and reminiscent of a futuristic disaster movie. Cause seems to have been the coincidence of very high tides and storm conditions at the end of last week. Not too much wildlife around - a few lesser black back gulls back from their short migration south plus the usual herring gulls and a small party of red breasted mergansers diving for fish quite close in.
Visited SWT reserve 'Pepper Wood' near Kirkliston on the way home and saw little greenery other than leaves of non-natives few-flowered leek and leopards bane carpeting the woodland floor. The former looking really entrenched and heavily matted. No native wild garlic (Ransoms)or wood anemone showing, which would normally be evident here by now.
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