Hallsands, Devon: As I start back up the path in the dark I spot something in the grass - a little green light, like a child's keyringDark now and the lighthouse is lit. Every nine seconds it sends a spill of white across the fidgeting black waters of Start Bay, almost to my feet. There's no moon yet: it's the only light. The whole coast pulses with it as it wheels around.I'm in Hallsands after a year away. I've been watching this eroding coast with the same eye that assesses a sick relative, looking closely for deterioration, hoping to see none. If changes are there, they are subtle. And Hallsands is still here, despite a winter of storms much like the one that took most of this village from the cliffs in 1917 - the natural shale bank that protected it having been dredged to death. Continue reading...
Country diary: the glow-worm is a little beacon in the dark
18. srpna 2018 7:00
Příroda
Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/18/country-diary-glow-worm-beacon-in-the-dark-hallsands-devon
Zdroj: The Guardian