Cowsick is the name of the swamp near the north western edge of Blacka.
The area to the right of the newly installed stone flags has been for years the site where you could enjoy the sight of bog asphodel flowering in July (lower photo). The present condition is due to trampling caused by walkers trying to avoid the intentional flooding of a right of way by the wildlife trust!
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In all the years I have been walking on Blacka Moor I have never seen Cowsick to bad - what was once a wild, natural landscape is now turning into what I can only describe as a disaster area...it makes me so sad when 'man' interferes with natural beauty.
Agreed.
It is to be hoped that the bog asphodel will recover. whether in time for this year is another matter.
Of course cattle might eat it as the sheep damaged it in 1983.
The raised pathway is over-the-top in more ways than one and reduces our experience of the site to that of a theme park, walking on a special surface and looking to right and left.
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