Sunday 4 April 2021

Granta Park

27th March. A walk around Granta Park at the weekend indicated spring was rapidly unfurling. The Dog's Mercury were now in flower, and the first Blackthorn and Cowslip flowers were starting to show.  The Celandine was still radiant on the banks of the river near the footbridge, and birds like the Chiffchaff and Robin were singing, pairing up and starting to build nests, including the Rooks in the Horse Chestnut trees.  Andy M.

Dog's Mercury
Dog's Mercury
Wild Arum

Blackthorn - mostly with buds posed to burst
Blackthorn - and few first flowers were out
Blackthorn - and few first flowers were out

One of the first Cowslip to be in flower
Cowslip 

Celandine flowers on the river bank
Celandine

Blue Tit soaking up the sun
Blue Tit acrobatically searching for food

Great Tit

Long-tailed Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Long-tailed Tit

Female Great Spotted Woodpecker
Female Great Spotted Woodpecker

Female Green Woodpecker

Jackdaw

Chiffchaff - taking a brief respite from its near continuous singing

Robin singing from the treetops

Some of the Rookery near the old canteen
Rook
Rook at the nest

Female Mallard on the lake ...
with its male Mallard mate.

Another Mallard pair on the river

male Mute Swan - closeup!




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The Aims of Abington Naturewatch

At their meeting on 9 April 2005 the members approved this revised version of the aims of Abington Naturewatch:

  • To monitor and record the wildlife (fauna & flora) within the borders of the Abingtons;
  • To encourage protection of our wildlife, maintain its quality and foster its diversity;
  • To promote awareness of the richness, potential and problems of the natural environment of the Abingtons;
  • To cooperate in improving access to the local natural environment for the benefit of all Abington villagers.

Pat Daunt, Founder

The organisation is informal and communication is by email if possible; members are notified of events from time to time. Contact details are maintained by a small "project team". There is currently no membership fee as costs are covered by voluntary contributions at events.

Members are encouraged to report notable sightings of flora and fauna within the Abingtons to the appropriate sector coordinator and an illustrated record is published annually.

A map of the area covered, with some features noted, is available here: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=213774935674882866424.00000111dca2be9f06ab8&z=13>

For more information or to join, please contact David Farrant on (01223) 892871.

Contributions to our records should be sent to sector contacts or either of the above. Photographs may also be submitted to Andy Merryweather (amerryweather61@gmail.com)