Shades of the Mediterranean - a corner of the Tertia field
THE site of a former Humberston holiday camp has become another one of North East Lincolnshire Council's 'accidental' nature reserves.
Wrens, robins whitethroats and other songbirds - plus butterflies, wildflowers and deer - have taken over the former Tertia Trust field off South Sea Lane.
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| Whitethroat - one of the Tertia site songsters |
And even though the demolition of the heritage buildings - some dating back to wartime - has deprived pipistrelle bats, barn owls and swallows of breeding and roosting habitat, they can sometimes be seen foraging at dusk.
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| Swallow at rest |
The resurgence of wildlife has reflected what has also happened at Tertia's similarly abandoned near-neighbour, Pleasure Island theme park, Cleethorpes, which is now equally vibrant with nature.
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| We've got this down as birds foot trefoil - food plant of various blue butterflies |
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| What finer a display of poppies! |
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