Sunday 16 March

Good morning for photos 

 Colt's-foot - Tussilago farfara

 Frog Spawn

 Gas Burner on the meadow - This use to be the old tip so it has to have regular checks and this methane burner - the burner enclosure does have this lean on it, check it against the sky line.

 Goat Willow - Salix caprea

 Just wish the sun had been out to show the Goat Willow with it's Golden Catkins

 Gorse - Ulex europaeus

 Hawthorn - Crataegus monogyna

 New Pond on the Lower Burgh

 Taken from the path that leads down to the lodges

 Primrose - Primula vulgaris

Homeward Bound up Sunny Brow

Take Care

Wednesday 4 December

Damp again , we don't care it's a walk and after a few hours indoors we are glad to get out.

Path to the Rucks

Meg looking at the play area

The reed bed on the Top Lodge has been trimmed - it will be better than ever next year

Take Care

Sunday 3 November

We did the Lower Burgh this morning only the Red Clover caught our eye

Red Clover - Trifolium pratense

All the rest from round the lodges

 Field Rose - Rosa arvensis

Plenty of Fungi about

Lots of Mallards

 Shepherd's Purse - Capsella bursa-pastoris

Top Lodge View

Yellow Iris - Iris pseudacorus

Take Care

Thursday 24 October

Not a bad morning sun was shining but it was cool.

I love mornings like this, walking, taking photos, meeting people, chatting, then home for breakfast.

Mist rising on the Big Lodge

We are fortunate to live in this beautiful area.

Chaffinch came for breakfast

Looking down and

up Dry Bones path

 Herb Robert - Geranium robertianum still flowering

Down to the gate on Primrose Hill

Almost home, just got to climb Sunny Brow.

View toward Duxbury from Sunny Brow

Looking back toward Sunny Brow Bridge.

Take Care

Sunday 20 October

Showers this morning

Two views of the Big Lodge

 Guelder Rose - Viburnum opulus

The Small Lodge

White Dead Nettle - Lamium album

Take Care

Wednesday 11 September

Damp morning 

 The Big Lodge from the car park end

 Signs of autumn Hemp Agrimony - Eupatorium cannabinum going to seed.

 Ash keys - Fraxinus excelsior plenty of seeds this year

The leaves are now falling, already got a good layer on the rucks.

Take Care

Wednesday 4 September

Dry almost sunny morning

 I am an offcomer as they say round here, meaning I wasn't born in the village, born about 14 miles away and love my home town, seen many beautiful sunrises (possibly more than most) loads of  views from all over the country, yet when we came to live here this view stunned me. No matter how many times I see it I have to tell myself it's real and on my doorstep. Money can't buy it and no one can take it from me, we can all share it.

 Thought this was a strange looking ladybird larvae, not one of our native ones but the Harlequin Ladybird not native but introduced and seems to be building up in number.

 One big slug at least 6 inches in length

 Baby spiders in a web type nursery

The winged seeds of Wild Angelica - Angelica sylvestris

Take Care

Sunday 1 September

Dry morning

 Top Lodge now almost drained, the Heron was on the top left, still hunting, not seen any of the winter visitors yet.

  Redshank - Persicaria maculosa use to see this all over the place, even in the nicks of the footpaths when I was younger.

This is part of the path all round the big lodge.

The swans are well rested, no young to worry about and now well fed ready for the winter and hopefully a successful brood of young next year.

Take Care