Nature Blog by Jenny Bourne

On our 2 April early spring bird walk with Jon Tarlton we saw or heard one or more each of the following around the site:

Thirteen of us turned up for Jon Tarlton’s second Spring Bird Walk of the season. A special shout out to the youngest member of the group who braved the cold and the early 7.00am start, holding out for a good long time before breakfast!

March came in like a soggy lion and went out like one! A very wet, dull and generally cold month but now the Spring Equinox is past, clocks have gone forward, we’re enjoying lighter, later evenings and I’m hoping for a brighter, warmer April!

Another week of cold days, cloud, wind and rain with the occasional milder day to remind us that better days are ahead; March, coming in like a lion, hopefully going out like a lamb.

Frogspawn! Only one clump on Saturday 4 March, but a good sign of spring in this prevernal season of cold, dull and raw weather; even light sleet this morning! We’ve covered the frogspawn to protect from potential pond freeze over, although we’re not due the extreme drops in temperatures endured earlier this year. Last year the frogspawn arrived on 5 March, so close to this year!