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which live in a wood near the near rail link at
Elsenham. The very bank they live in was dug
when the original railway was built in the end
of last century so modern workings may not
worry them too much. I suspect they will
continue living in the area with the stoical
indifference of their race, providing they
still have access to their nearby meadows to
feed. Their route to this area is via an
underpass on the M11 motorway, again a noisy
obstacle on their doorstep which they nave
accepted as part of the Essex scene.
DAVID SCOTT
P.S. A hare was observed running across a
field near the badger sett.
MYXOMYCETE HUNT, 30TH OCTOBER, 1988
We gathered at the Epping Forest Conservation
Centre car park. A brief introduction was
given to Myxomycetes, including their life
cycle, and some specimens were handed round.
We then went into the Forest and looked for
Myxomycetes between the back of the Centre and
the main road, near where a path for
handicapped people was being built. There
were many large rotting beech logs which
yielded a good supply of specimens, and we only
went a few minutes walk from the Centre before
it was time to return for lunch. Lunch was
eaten at the Centre or in the local pub.