Signs of spring on a Shillinglee walk

Leader: Jon Taylor (HNHS member)

Birds seen or heard included: Mistle Thrush, Chaffinch, Stock Dove, Skylark, Sparrowhawk, Chiffchaff, Buzzard, Red Kite, Pied Wagtail and Mandarin Duck.
In flower were: Bitter Cress, Common Dog Violet, Dog’s Mercury, Barren Strawberry, Lesser Celandine and Moschatel. Blackthorn bushes were laden with blossom.
Badger latrines were found and in muddy tracks Jon identified footprints of Roe Deer, Muntjac and Badger.
The Lake had been extensively dredged in summer 2023 and three large islands created.