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EPPING FOREST OUTDOOR GROUP
The daffodils of Lesnes Abbey Wood are reputed to be one of the best shows of truly wild daffodils in the south of England. Eight members of the Group visited the woods and Lesnes Abbey - the remains of a 12th century Augustinian abbey - on 25th March 2007. As well as the daffodils and the abbey ruins, we spent some time at the beach - high up on the gravel capped hills is an exposure of sand which contains fossils from the Eocene epoch of about 54.5 million years ago. Disbelieving at first, members of the group were as excited as children as they began to find shark's teeth and fossil shells. We also looked at other plants in flower in late March - notably Wood Anemone and - on the grassland - Cowslips.
Lesnes Abbey - 25th March 2007 (photo by PG)
The nave of Lesnes Abbey 
The Group walking at Lesnes Abbey Woods (photo by PG)
Lesnes Abbey 
Wild daffodils 
Searching for fossils (photo by PG)
Fossil shark's tooth found by an EFOG member (photo by PG)
Cowslips
A bank of daffodils 
Wood Anemones - or Windfllowers 
Daffodils, Wood Anemones and Wild Arum ...........................................
