Visited the
Eden Project today and walked around their two Biomes - Mediterranean and Rain Forest. Seeing the word 'Biome' couldn't stop me thinking about Minecraft!
The Rain Forest Biome was the more interesting of the two in my opinion:
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| Some bloody big plants |
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| Roul Roul Partridges |
There was one hell of a diverse range of plant species ranged throughout the place and the carefully climate controlled environment had me sweating cobs within 10 minutes. It didn't have as much wildlife as one would expect for a rain forest-type environment but from what I could glean out of one of the workers there they only bring in the minimum amount needed in order to maintain the eco-system. For instance they didn't have any fish in the water because of the complexity of looking after fish and they don't really add anything positive. They did, however, have quite a few Roul Roul Partridges about, who didn't seem bothered by all the humans and quite happily wandered about pecking around for food.
There was a huge water fall at one end of the dome, which required a bit of a trek upwards to get to, it was worth it though:
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| Taken with a fast shutter speed |
I couldn't stop myself messing around with the shutter speeds again :)
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| Taken with a slower shutter speed |
The other Biome was considerably dryer and smaller, and had some interesting plants and birds:
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| Mediterranean Palm Tree |
...and this:
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| A Common Chaffinch, amongst others... |
It had other plant and wildlife, mostly birds, including Blackbirds and Robins, all that didn't seem to be too bothered by humans. They had quite a large exhibit of grapes growing, kind of made me wonder if they had enough to produce their own wine.
All in all it was a fantastic place to visit, well worth it... and their Cottage Pie was, to coin a Wayne's World phrase: 'Excellent!'
