OUR AIM IS TO PROTECT OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE HABITAT IT PROVIDES FOR WILDLIFE ALONG THE RIVERSIDE
Our Meet on 26th February 2023 was a different story from our January Meet - with more singing.
The cold NE wind did not deter the birds, especially a very loud and close-up Robin watching over our tools at the old fence near the river. Blackbirds, House Sparrows and a Bullfinch were calling together with Carrion Crows, Woodpigeons and Magpies and many smaller birds further along.
More signs of spring were appearing but well behind what has become the usual timing here for several years.
This was the first sign of spring on the Willows
by the river - Willow catkins, which if they survive the wind and weather will be attracting the small birds seeking food including insects during the lean time of early March.
The bright blue sky on these days does not indicate warmth but more usually bitter cold until the wind drops. Wildlife soon adapts, with birds and small mammals seeking out the most sheltered locations and deepest unfrozen leaf mould.
