Monday 4 May

Lovely morning for our walk

 Shepherd's Purse - Capsella bursa-pastoris

 Wood Sorrel - Oxalis acetosella

 Yellow Water Lily - Nuphar lutea

Young Bullocks

Take Care

Tuesday 14 April

A good walk down the Yarrow Valley

 Primula vulgaris ‘Double Lilac, planted by someone

Wild Garlic or Ramsons - Allium ursinum

 A few Roses in the River Yarrow this morning - a memory for someone

Robin peeping from her nest

 

A little gem Shining Cranesbill - Geranium lucidum

Top Lodge

 

Wood Sorrel - Oxalis acetosella

Take Care

Wednesday 18 February

Dull morning but it was dry so we can't complain.

Chatted non stop today so once again few photos

The leaf of Wood Sorrel - Oxalis acetosella stands out among the leaf mold

Wood Sorrel - Oxalis acetosella pale green trefoil leaves no sign of the flowers yet.

Take Care

Saturday 1 March

Sunny morning

Burgh Wood View

We seem to have gained a pet Crow, well every where we go there it is watching and waiting, we have called him Cecil. There are really quite a few about but we they are all Cecil :)

Dwarf Daffs in Burgh Wood

Weir and sunrise

The fallen willow - it has been trmmed back

Wood Sorrel - Oxalis acetosella no flowers yet but they won't be long

Take Care

Wednesday 1 May

Dry again

 Mallard and two babes

Wood Sorrel - Oxalis acetosella

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Sunday 8 April part one

It was a damp morning - Plants first

 Great Horsetail - Equisetum telmateia

 Lord & Ladies  - Arum maculatum

 Opposite Leaved Golden-Saxifrage - Chrysosplenium oppositifolium

 Sycamore - Acer pseudoplatanus

 Water Dock - Rumex hydrolapathum

 Wood Sorrel - Oxalis acetosella

Wood Sorrel - Oxalis acetosella

Take Care

Saturday 31 March

Dry Morning -Temperature at 6am 45.7 Fahrenheit 

 Burnet Rose - Rosa spinosissima

 Goat Willow - Salix caprea

 Hairy Wood-rush - Luzula pilosa

 Ramsons - Allium ursinum

 Red Campion - Silene dioica

Wood Sorrel - Oxalis acetosella

Take Care

Saturday 10 September

Very mild this morning and damp.

 Heron still on the Top Lodge.

 Lonely Lucy is still living up to her name, she is on the Top Lodge keeping clear of Edwina (her mum) and this years family.

 She soon comes for her morning treat.

 This years youngster have been having a few lessons from mum - they haven't got into the air but have been running on the water.

 She was waiting for them -

 Finally arrived.

 Found this toad on the path near Burgh Wood.

 Red Campion - Silene dioica

 Wood Sorrel - Oxalis acetosella

 Water Dock - Rumex hydrolapathum 

Hartstongue - Phyllitis scolopendrium - showing the spores on the underside.

Take Care.

Sunday 27 March

Mild dry morning, we fed the birds around the lodges and then moved on to wander around the valley.

This Ash long dead has been supported by the Silver Birch nearby, it has rotted right at the base.

Common Dog Voilet - Viola riviniana another sign of summer coming.

Fungi on Silver Birch.

Yesterday we were pestered by the birds at this feeding spot - today we only got one the Great Tit.

Great Tit

No activity at the Long Tail Tit nest, hope it survives.

Part of Spring Wood.

The Weir & Fish Ladder.

Wood Anemone - Anemone nemorosa

Wood Anemone - Anemone nemorosa

Wood Sorrel - Oxalis acetosella

Wood Sorrel - Oxalis acetosella

Take Care.