04-01-2020 · Wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca) flowering in early Janaury.

11-02-2020 · A group of shabby starlings resting en-route to somewhere.

20-02-2020 · The green woodpecker (Picus viridis) often visits the long grass amongst fruit trees.

29-03-2020 · Tiny yellow rattle (Rhinanthus minor) seedlings germinated in a wildflower patch. These parasitise the grass, slowing its growth and enabling other wildflowers to grow.

01-04-2020 · A bramble patch so tall it's a bit like a cave - ideal for nesting nightingales maybe, but will they come?

06-04-2020 · House sparrows (Passer domesticus) have returned after an absence of about 10 years.

07-04-2020 · A bluetit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is nesting somewhere on or in the barn owl tower.

07-04-2020 · A pair of treecreepers (Certhia familiaris) spent several days going in and out of the log store then abandoned the site.

09-04-2020 · Wild violets (Viola riviniana) in a patch of rough grass. Something has already eaten some holes in the petals.

09-04-2020 · Marsh marigolds (Caltha palustris) blooming bright on the edge of a small pond.

09-04-2020 · Snake's head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris) grows well in the damp grassy areas.

09-04-2020 · Nest hole of a solitary bumblebee - probably the ashy mining bee (Andrena cineraria).

11-04-2020 · Bullfinches (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) visit the old orchard trees in early spring to eat some of the new buds. This is the female of a pair nesting somewhere nearby.

11-04-2020 · The male bullfinch eating young buds. These old fruit trees still produce plenty of apples.

12-04-2020 · A small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) taking nectar from a dandelion flower.

15-04-2020 · Recent extreme weather has enabled the brook to create a new meander: the rocky area on the right was on the nearside bank of the brook until a few years ago.

19-04-2020 · Native bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) growing amongst young trees near a hedge.

20-05-2020 · Yellow rattle (Rhinanthus minor) growing tall in a wildflower patch. It will slow the growth of the vigorous grasses.

22-04-2020 · Speckled wood butterfly (Pararge aegeria). Its larvae live on various grasses.

01-05-2020 · Large red damselflies (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) laying eggs amongst frogbit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae) in pond.

02-05-2020 · Flower crab spider (Misumena vatia) in a periwinkle flower (Vinca minor).

07-06-2020 · Larvae of a peacock butterfly (Aglais io) feeding on stinging nettles (Urtica dioica). Nettles are in plentiful supply in this meadow.