Sunday 24 November

Cool morning so our feathered friends almost mugged us for the seed.

We think the Squirrel has been cracking the acorns

Chaffinch landing

Nuthatch & Chaffinch 

Shy Coal Tit

Dipper in the river 

Great Tit

Take Care

Friday 23 August

Dry morning

 Acorns are now on the oaks, most of the trees have plenty of seed and fruits this year.

 We wondered what was happening on the small lodge, never seen this before, the water is being aerated by the fountains, this pond has been plagued by blue algae in the past and has been drained a few times to clean it up, this is supposed to help clean and make the water healthy for the fish and plants.

 Pity it can't be a permanent feature it was quite attractive. 

Small Tortoiseshell

Take Care

Friday 23 September

Dry Morning - 

Two handsome lads 

 Billy 

 Teddy

Toots was with them but she's a real live wire, a will o'th wisp.

 Pedunculate Oak - Quercus robur finally found a tree with a good few acorns on.

Fungi on the rucks

Take Care.

Monday 22 August

Dry morning.

Up to the Lower Burgh Meadow & pond

 Bulrush - Typha latifolia

 Gatekeeper

 Hedge Bindweed - Calystegia sepium

 Meg

 Montbretia - Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora

 Pedunculate Oak - Quercus robur

 Prickley Sow Thistle - Sonchus asper

 Purple Loosestrife - Lythrum salicaria

 Ragged Robin - Lychnis flos-cuculi

 Red Admiral

 Speckled Wood

Tachinid Fly - Tachina fera

Take Care.

Wednesday 25 August

Dry again - Had a walk along the edge of Burgh & Spring Wood.

Last year we found lots of different Galls, this year we have found a few mainly on Oak.

 Artichoke Gall

 Quite a few on this young Oak.

 This is Hairy Gall on Beech - the underside of the leaf.

I have found this gall on this Beech for at least 5 years.

 Now you know why it's called Hairy Gall.

 These are mainly Spangle Galls

 The two pale galls attached to the leaf vein are Oyster Galls

The sun catching the dew on a web.

 Acorns no sign of the knopper gall - no doubt I will find hundreds now.

The top end of the Big Lodge.

 Still not happy families - the female (Edwina) is trying to chase the older two away.

This years 5 youngsters are well grown & healthy looking.

Sunday 13 September

What a beautiful morning, a cool start but promising.

We headed off towards Duxbury calling at various places on our way.

Plenty of Acorns all ready for the squirrels to stash away for the winter.

Another burnt tree - why?
Sorry about the poor quality of these photos, but I think you will understand why I have put them on the blog.
The tern raft now taken over by the gulls and what looks almost like a penguin but it is the Cormorant.
I just could not resist it.

Lesser Trefoil

Rhododendron with buds and flowers.

Those Shaggy Scalycaps are still there. (I think that's what they are)

White Clover still flowering.

Can you see the cheeky squirrel

Safe

Wednesday 2 September

Not had a lot of spare time as we are now doing some work on the kitchen, so I am just going to post these photos.

Common Knapweed

Great Willowherb
Great Willowherb
Acorns from Sessile Oak

Weather still wet.