It was a very blustery day at Cranford Park today
Bob Barton and I led the annual Bluebell Walk and Talk and luckily even though it was windy the rain did hold off
The bluebells were out roughly 7-10 days earlier than last year but the overall display was still good
and the usual small patch of native white Bluebells were in the churchyard - the only place I ever see them in the whole of the park
The Red Campion is starting to come in to flower
After the walk we all congregated in the Information Centre where Charmian and Christopher were talking to visitors about the proposals for the park via the Lottery Heritage Fund
It was a very good turn out considering the weather forecast was not great
I had a solo wander around the woods and park afterwards and found a pair of Mistle Thrushes by the outdoor classroom
There were Robins singing all over the park
One of the benefits of knowing all the regular dog walkers is that they share any interesting sightings with me - one of them told me had been watching a pair of warblers diving in and out of a nettle and bramble patch by the river so I went to investigate
It is actually a pair of Chiffchaff and I managed to get a couple of photos - as they are definitely creating a nest I did not linger but I will check on the site again
The cold wind and lack of sun meant I did not see one butterfly the whole time I was at the park
But in some of the sheltered areas I found several hoverflies - they appeared to be very inactive - probably conserving energy during this chilly day
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| Melanostama scalare |
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| Syrphus vitripennis |
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| Syrphus vitripennis |
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| Syrphus torvus |
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| Syrphus sp |
A very productive day with a great group of interested visitors on the Bluebell Walk and Talk and a good stroll around on my own afterwards
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