A quick trip to a local empty tetrad. The only access was roadside verges, and I learned that sampling from roadside verges is not fun. The hedges have all been flailed to death and the verges are full of sharp bits of wood and thorns. After a few warm days I was in spring mode, so I took kit with me thinking of doing some beating, but on site the battered hedges were completely bare, so that was abandoned quickly. The previous week was also completely dry, which was reflected in the species recorded - although there were good numbers of springtails, there were no globbies at all.
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