Alarm bells in the forest

By Martin David Clark

Here in Cyprus, the wild mushroom foraging season is a bit ‘hit and miss’ this year, due, in my opinion to the impact of climate change. As I visited my usual picking places around Vavatsinia, Lythrodondas and Troodos my alarm increased. The forests of Cyprus are showing that the heating and drying of the island’s climate is taking its toll.

Last week I drove one of my favourite forest road (4WD needed) routes from Vavatsinia to Kyprovasa and past Lefkara dam.