Wednesday 29 September

Rain this morning.

Dotted Loosestrife - Lysimachia puntacta

One of the ways onto the park - this is the area we call the rucks.

Guelder Rose - Viburnum opulus

Hazel - Coryluss avellana lambs tails already forming for next years nuts, not that we ever get any, those grey squirrels take them when they are still green.

Montbretia - Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora on the rucks.

Snowberry - Symphoricarpos albus

Take Care.

Saturday 13 February

Just below freezing, we met up with Debbie and walked up to the Barrow field, we had a good look around plenty of leaves coming through on the disturbed ground - it's surprising what turns up on this sort of ground, it did have a few orchids on it, looks to be a mainly meadow buttercup, redshank, common sorrel, ribwort, cow parsley, red clover plus plenty of dandelion coming through at the moment.

We carried on and did the top end of Burgh Wood.

then back to Spring Wood hoping to see the deer, no sign of them.

Cherry Laurel in bud.

Lambs tails or Male Hazel Catkin.

We then drifted over to the bottom end of Burgh Wood - at this end we could hear the people around the lodges, time to make our way home.

Came back through the bottom of Spring Wood and down Primrose Hill, we soon got into the park and made our way home - a bit of sunshine brings everyone out for a walk.

Take Care.

Monday 18 January

The snow & ice are almost gone, just parts of the paths still have patches left.

On our own today did not see a soul till we got back to the lodges.

Looking back to Primrose Hill Gate.

This is where we feed Charlie, plus all the others that are waiting for us to move on.

They sit in the trees waiting like this Great Tit.

Charlie 2 almost coming to greet me.

After the frost comes the new birth, these are male silver birch catkin.

Oak Buds

Oak Marble Galls - these seem to have weathered better than the ones in the next photo.

Bracken, looks like something has been keeping warm here, possibly deer, maybe a fox.

This is an old stump near the slippery log the moss has almost covered it.

Unmistakable Ash Buds - a fascinating tree the Ash well worth reading up on.

Beech Buds

Red Clover Leaves

A few Wood Sorrel Leaves

Meg found some Fox muck - why do dogs love rolling in it? It was all down her back mucky pup.

She is laughing at me - don't I smell lovely, we got back to the river and yes she had a swim got most of it off and then a quick bath at home.

Take Care