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| | Marais du contentin.. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03) |
 | | Moving inland from the sea, 300 or 400 yards, the soil becomes increasingly peaty and boggy, and the whole character of the fields changes to that of, more botanically diverse, hay meadows surrounded by wet ditches. |
 | | I was very interested to note that the ditches and ponds at the site are a stronghold for lesser silver water beetle Hydrochara caraboides; a species that is known to occur in only two sites in the UK, one of which is the Somerset Levels and Moors. |
 | | The site is grazed, under licence by five local farmers, who are able to use the area for their extensification subsidy payment in a similar way to farmers in the UK. |
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