This tranquil bogland is not without its perils

Epping Forest, Essex The deep carpet of moss hides a watery void, and the sparkling sundews are busy trapping insectsThe Lodge Road bog is a pool of tranquillity at the centre of the commuter-traffic hum. Both my mobile phone and walkie-talkie radio signals have died, and only a few darting dragonflies break the stillness. Sponging up the sunlight, the bog glistens, a curve of brilliant green amid the deep summer gloom cast by surrounding beeches. On the outer orbit of London, the survival of th