Hammock Park-Dunedin Florida

Hammock Park

Weather: 60 Degrees F, 85% cloud coverage
Time: 1400-1510
Date: 11/20/2014


      Sadly this was our last field trip for our field biology class, no more will we trudge through the wilderness together.....

     Hammock Park is located in Dunedin, Florida. It is a maintained park that has wide trails with crushed oyster shells on top, Frisbee golf course, baseball fields, and a playground. Hammock park is also home to an oak hammock, hence the name. There were citrus trees throughout the park, remnants of seeds from fruit eating humans. The soil here is sandy, and the dominant trees are oaks and palms.

Here is the class in action mode, for the last time

 

 

 

    

The meandering trail at Hammock Park

There were lots of piles of feces all along the trail, and if you were not careful it would become squished into your shoe tread. I could not identify the species of creature that deposited these.


                             

A hole in the canopy of trees

A creek runs through the park. It operates as a storm drainage ditch

This native hut was located along the trail. I am not sure if a Hobbit lives in it, or some very talented wild animal

     Hammock Park does have some very impressive older mature trees in it. Overall its environment is in good shape for how much use it gets from the residents of the surrounding area.