Friday 26 July

Sunny day 

Saddleback pig they have not been out for a while

River Yarrow near Dry Bones

Skipper Butterfly

After dinner out we called at Chorley Cemetery

The new ponds have come on a treat

Arrowhead  - Sagittaria sagittifolia

Flowering Rush - Butomus umbellatus

Greater Spearwort - Ranunculus lingua

 Purple Loosestrife - Lythrum salicaria

Water Mint - Mentha aquatica

Take Care

Wednesday 3 April

Below freezing and the sun is out again.

Geese landing on the Big Lodge 

The garden roller in the river, 

 Ramsons - Allium ursinum also called Wild Garlic.

The Small Lodge

Take Care

Tuesday 26 March

Dry and just on freezing

 Lesser Periwinkle - Vinca minor

 Lesser Periwinkle - Vinca minor

River Yarrow from Sunny Brow bridge, the large item in the river has been there a long time it is a garden roller but the type that you would use on a large field - I am sure a lot of people have tried to get it out but without a good tractor I don't think it would be possible.

Take Care

Friday 1 February

Really mild - what is happening to the weather?

Primrose Hill

 Top Lodge - the reed bed has come back to life after being flattened by the wind & snow.

River Yarrow

Take Care

Monday 7 January

Damp again

We have had no rain for a couple of days, yet the paths are still deep in mud, thank goodness for wellies.

 The Dog Kennels from the Lower Burgh, no dogs barking this morning all we heard was the cockerel crowing.

One of the sluice over flows from the Big Lodge into the River Yarrow

The Tern Rafts being used by the gulls for the moment, they soon scatter when the feisty Terns come back to nest.

Take Care 

Friday 30 November

Dry, cold morning

 Dippers on the fish ladder wall, made us feel cold just watching them.

River Yarrow from the 2nd or Rucks Bridge

Take Care

Sunday 23 October

Dry Morning.

Red Campion - Silene dioica

River Yarrow at Dry Bones

Take Care.

Sunday 9 October

Rained most of the night and it was a very damp morning.

 The Yarrow was swollen 

 Look whose back Billy Swan, he is back to his old ways Lucy & the two youngsters are not welcome and he is keeping them at bay.

 Marsh Woundwort - Stachys palustris

A fungi that we call King Alfred's Cakes - it does look like it has been burned doesn't it.

Take Care.

Sunday 20 February

Dry morning just above freezing.

We had the lodges to ourselves - this usually happens in bad weather but this morning it was good for rambling.

Fungi on fallen Silver Birch

We see lots of these as Birch is one of the most common trees in this area.

Butterbur - Petasites hybridus just showing.

Butterbur - Petasites hybridus - flowers are open but it will get much taller.

Butterbur - Petasites hybridus - it's one that flowers first, the large leaves will follow.

Across the lodge we spot a cyclist who seems to be doing a bit of bird watching, well at least we have seen someone out and about. A moment later they were gone.

Dutch Crocus - Crocus x stellaris

Foxglove Leaves - Digitalis purpurea

Garlic Mustard Leaves - Alliaria petiolata

King Alfred's Cakes

Moss

Oak covered in moss.

Robin

Snowdrop - Galanthus nivalis 

Spring & Dutch Crocus

Tern Raft still in the same spot.

We walked to the River and along - 

These are various views from the river path.

Take Care.