“The snowdrop and primrose our woodlands adorn, and violets bathe in the wet o’ the morn.” Robert Burns To everyone celebrating Burn’s Night have a great evening. We took a wander through the Book Warren woodland and spotted some early snowdrops gently nodding their heads in the low winter light. As one of the first …
Dalpeddar Diaries
Dalpeddar Diaries – 18th January 2023
Brrrrrrrrr, it’s chilly down in the wood but not as cold as it was a few weeks back. This week we’ve seen two Roe deer running through the trees along with a brown hare and we’re having fairly frequent visits from our two red Squirrels Tip and Flash. Tip is one our our two squirrel …
Dalpeddar Diaries – 7th January 2023
One of the many joys of living here is the sheer variety of wildlife we see every day. Last week these were just some of the amazing birds and mammals that paid us a visit. Our Great Spotted Woodpecker visitors are a pair that had at least one fledging last year. Rebecca the Woodpecker is …
Dalpeddar Diaries – 5th January ’23
5th January 2023 Living as we do surrounded by deciduous woodland of Oak, Elder, Hazel, Birch and White Willow as well as other tree and shrubs species, we are incredibly lucky to see the winter phenomenon known as Hair Ice (also known as Ice Wool or Frost Beard). This is an unusual and rare ice …