We started off April trying to find some Hares, and found some on our doorstep. They are such lovely shy animals. The farmer has planted wildlife margins around his fields and the Hares were using this a cover.
Face to face with a Hare in the cover.
The Hare in open fields.
The farmland is starting to take on the colour of Spring. Love it or Hate it oil seed rape brings welcome colour to the countryside after the dull days of winter, and lots of early flowers for the pollinators.
Our Grandson and his friend wanted to have a day out plane spotting at RAF Lakenheath so a different day out for us. After a very quiet morning of inactivity, except watching the security guard walk his dog along the fence and back, suddenly things started to happen after lunch, and planes started to take off and land. So disappointed teenage faces soon turned to happy ones.
To avoid the busy traffic on the way home we traveled via country roads and spotted a small herd of Roe Deer.
This year has been a good year for spring woodland flowers. We took a trip to Waresly Wood, a wildlife Trust site. Parts of the woodland floor were just a mass of yellow Lesser Celandine and Primrose.
Waresley Wood is also known for Oxslips and Bluebells.
First Comma Butterfly of the year.
Blue Tits are starting nesting and making use of nesting boxes.
The Robins nesting in the barn already had young and were busy backwards and forwards with food, but were very aware of us watching so we did not hang about.
You know spring has arrived when the Blackcaps fill the woodland with their song.
Our local woodland has been breathtaking with the show of Bluebells this spring. It has been absolutely stunningly beautiful, with lots of lovely days to enjoy the woodland walks and just take in the sounds, sites and scents of spring.
Bluebells carpet the woodland floor.
To see a Buzzard soaring in a clear bright blue sky and to hear him calling is quite magical. So lovely to see.
Two members of the Crow family have started to visit the bird table, and gosh don’t they look big in our small garden. The Carrion Crow above and the Magpie below. Guessing they have young to feed, so while they are on our bird table they are leaving other birds nests alone.
Magpie, clearing the food from the table. There is not many small birds about while they are around.
Next month we are heading back up to North Yorkshire to visit one of our favourite spots Bempton Cliffs RSPB, and hopefully a boat trip to the base of the cliffs, as well as a walk along the sands of Filey Bay. Can’t wait.