Tuesday 4 May

Cool dry morning, on our own again so we rambled all over the place, no set plan for walking just followed the paths as they came.

Ash Leaves appearing after flowering.

Beech in Burgh Wood - this is one of the medium sized ones.

It's also in flower - those on the edge of the wood are a few days off.

White Bluebell this time in Burgh Wood.

The hillside is filling with Bluebells.

They always look a treat.

Flowering Currant.

Common Sorrel on the Barrow

Fringe Cups another garden escapee.

Great Crested Grebe sitting lets hope they have some young this year.

Here is my hero of the moment Mother Mallard still with 5 babes.

I am leaning towards this being a moth - it was so tiny - the leaf is a bramble - I hope to get an ID for it.

More Oaks coming in to leaf.

River Yarrow - not seen it this low for a while.

Silver Birch

Silver Leaved Yellow Archangel - this is a garden escapee.

It's done very well to last this long.

She wasn't on the nest this morning, first time we have caught her off the nest since she started sitting.

She was nearby having a quick wash and brush up.

One of the patches of Touch Me Not Balsam in Burgh Wood.

Much paler and a lot more delicate looking than the Himalayan.

Yellow Rattle just showing.

Yellow Water Lily Leaves

Take Care

Tuesday 20 April

Well I had to get some better photos of our new babes.

Still got eight.

They are little beauties.

Well Mum is to.

Lonely Lucy has spotted us.

With Billy no mates.

Lucy first to the trough.

Tern raft occupied by gulls for the moment, hopefully the terns will be back this year.

Path along side of the Big Lodge.

Path from the rucks.

Big Lodge again.

Big Lodge.

Banking full of Wood Anemone.

Wild Garlic/Ramsons flowering.

Just opening.

Bluebells

planted in memory of a loved one.

Male flowers Dog's Mercury.

Female flowers Dog's Mercury.

Colt's-foot gone to seed.

Field Wood Rush gone to seed.

Nuthatch

We are seeing more of the Nuthatch than we use to.

Garden escapee - Silver Leaved Yellow Archangel, not flowering, I will check again but it is out in the open.

Horse Chestnut.