So today was our day to get wet. Properly wet� Under dark skies, we headed around to the other side of the mountains to Porazky nature reserve. We braved the weather and walked a Martin-mile up the hill, initially along a very muddy track and then through the flowery (but very wet) meadows where one or two brave Tree Pipits sang and some damp Roe Deer watched us bemusedly: I thought it was mid day sun that was the weather for mad Englishmen?
Once at the reserve proper, we quickly found the target, the tall creamy yellow spikes of Giant Lousewort Pedicularis exaltata at its only site in central Europe: otherwise, this internationally rare species is only found at a single site in north east Poland and a handful in each of Romania, Ukraine and Belarus.
In the afternoon, we saw a LOT of water falling from the sky, and a gorgeous Fire Salamander... and did our best to dry our boots before tomorrow's train journey home.
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