Tuesday 22 January

Above freezing this morning.

We enjoyed our walk around the lodges, not many people about.

The wildfowl made a bee line  for us, we gave them sunflower hearts again.

Even Cyril the Squirrel got some

Take Care

Monday 10 September

Raining this morning but it did not put the wild life off.

Heron on Top Lodge

 Coot with ring AAF

 Heron fishing

 One of the young Swan's - now full grown

 Waiting for breakfast

Squirrel having breakfast

Take Care.

Sunday 20 May

Dry Morning

 Burnet Rose - Rosa spinosissima

 Columbine - Aquilegia vulgaris

 Common Cornsalad - Valerianella locusta

 Great Tit Nest - the nest is at the bottom of the rotten stump - now all fledged

 Squirrel

Tern Rafts

Take Care

Monday 23 April

St George's Day

Dry morning 

White Bluebells - Hyacinthoides non-scripta

A shady glade full of Bugle - Ajuga reptans

 Butterbur - Petasites hybridus

 Garlic Mustard - Alliaria petiolata

 Greater Plantain - Plantago major

 This Cyril the Squirrel is getting very brave - I sent the dog after it so that it does not get too sure of its self.

 Marsh Marigold - Caltha palustris

Sweet Cicely - Myrrhis odorata

Take Care

Sunday 8 April part three

Our very friendly Grey Squirrel now named Cyril

Take Care

Saturday 7 April

Rain in the air - this weather is upside down!!

 Grey Squirrel

 Norway Maple - Acer platanoides

Norway Maple - Acer platanoides

Take Care.

Sunday 13 November

Damp this morning - we walked to Dry Bones

 This fungus was at least 10 inches across, there where three but none in one piece.

Couldn't resist this cheeky chap.

 Pixie Cup Lichen - Cladonia sp.;

 Red Campion - Silene dioica

Yarrow - Achillea millefolium

Take Care

Friday 17 June

Dry again

 Bee on Nettle

 Cleavers - Galium aparine

 Magpie & two Wood Pigeon feeding on Sunny Brow

 Look whose joining the party

 That cheeky Grey Squirrel

 Fungi

 Knotgrass - Polygonum aviculare

 Knotgrass - Polygonum aviculare

 Peacock Caterpillars

 Peacock Caterpillars

Pineappleweed - Matricaria discoidea

Take Care.

Wednesday 29 December

Well above freezing this morning and as you can see the snow is almost gone.

This cheeky squirrel was keeping all the birds off the table.

It moved off when we arrived.

But was soon back.

Take Care.