The beautiful Bridlington coast
One of the things I really love about Bridlington is its coast line. Unfortunately the town lacks in being able to draw people anymore to that side of Britain the way it did in its heyday, but the coast is the coast, and that has never changed. I really is quite spectacular.
Starring Otis
Trevor, my cuz, Steve and I went for a nice 2 hour jaunt along the beach and cliffs with the famous dog Otis. You know, you learn something new everyday. As we were walking along one section of the cliff top there were all these piles of dirt, left by the industrious moles. Thus a bunch of mole hills. Do you know what a group of mole hills is called? I didn’t either. It’s called a citadel. So says Trevor, but I cannot verify this on the internet.
Now let's not make a mountain out of molehill !!!
But here are some interesting facts:
Moles are small mammals which live underground and dig a network of tunnels through the soil. They feed on insects, worms and other small invertebrates.
They are territorial so a group of mole-hills will indicate the presence of a one mole or a single family.
Benches surround the cricket grounds, molehills provide decoration
They are most active from late winter through spring, this is when the majority of mole-hills are pushed up. Moles have traditionally been prized for their fur and during the Victorian period, mole fur coats were particularly popular.
Queen of the molehill
Mole activity can be monitored by daily checks for new molehills. This shows the areas where the mole is likely to be most active. Molehills are prized for the quality of their soil which can be used in compost mixes for potting or for using for top-dressing lawns.
Plenty of places to sit
So how is that for a little lesson on moles. What would one do without the internet! Go to the library?? Egad! How 80s.
Beautiful white stones
Anyway, one last point. The coast along this area is all chalky limestone. Beautiful white stone. It is illegal to remove the stone from the beach. I said to Steve that I thought the stone would make for beautiful landscaping rock given how white it is. But he told me that when it is removed from its environment and used in such a fashion, it breaks down quite quickly. So there you go, nature takes care of the situation.
heading down to the beach
Anyhow, another day, another post. Hang tight and stay tuned.