Linn Park

Bit of a damp walk this morning but still muggy

Wren's, Robin's and Blackbird's seem to be the guys who make me up before 5am whether it is raining or just early sunrise - and some times accompanies by a Song Thrush.
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This morning at 8.40 am, the rest of them joined in making more racket . . . well its delightful of course.
Goldfinch, Dunnock, Oystercatcher [lost or passing by ??] Woodpigeon Magpie, Jackdaw, Crow, plus Blue T**s, Great T**s, Coal T**s and a Siskin.
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That's 15 in total. Wow. Thanks to Merlin for listening hard. I can now recognise the Blackbird by sound alone.

A Wednesday Walk. The 13th May. We ventured from the Linn Park Adventure Playground now run by Yard, and wandered via the White Bridge up to the Top Wood. Not a bad wander for a couple of aged gents [both nearing 80].
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We met a young couple who wanted to know how get into Linn Park. Sorted. What they really wanted to do was to pick Wild Garlic: what an excellent idea - add ham, bread and mustard for a really nice sandwich.
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On to the Bridge. Sadly some of the paint is getting chipped off - but only down to the undercoat.
We remembered that we had suggested to the Parks Dept that two trees be cut down . . . well they both fell. One missed the bridge and has been wholly removed. The other has scrunched the fence and has been a tad hacked.
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Off and up across the big old field. A lovely smell . . . the flowering thorn trees. We remembered aeons ago when the copse used to be maintained - no more.
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And off up to the bench at the top. Being metal it should last a few decades . . .
Looking back towards the bridge one could clearly see rippled effect of strip ploughing over a very long period [when a village owned only one plough and the animals to pull it.] Every village family had it in turn and the went up and back round their strip so the soil moved into a ridge, and that also provided drainage.
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Half way up we came to the path [used to be a road] from the stables to the Tea Rooms which used to be beside the hedge separating the park from the cemetery lands. In fact there were two roads close together - so no need for a U turn when making a delivery.
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Nearing the top, the sun on the old [and wet] pines was fabulous. We enjoyed the view before returning.

On the gate at the forbidden path

Enchanted 🪾🌿🍂
(Claire HK Torrance)

Advice on feeding birds to try and stop a highly contagious disease called trichomonosis . . .
And it is Dawn Chorus Day on Sunday 3 May. [Wake up at 5 am !]

Our latest guidance on what and when to feed garden birds: Feed Safely, Feed Seasonally We all want to help birds and make our gardens or outdoor spaces a place where all wildlife can thrive. But some species, such as Greenfinches, are experiencing serious declines because of disease.

5 little ducks went swimming one day 🎶🎵🎼

Sunshine on Linn ☀️🌿🌳🌼
(Claire HK Torrance)

Gorgeous morning . 😎