Spring flowers

Saturday, March 19th 2011

The sun has been warm for the whole day and there is a real sense of spring in the air. You could almost smell the plants growing!

The Larch have put forth these beautiful jewel-red flowers which, early in the morning, get covered in dew drops. The flowers will soon be joined by the fresh green needles which are just starting to emerge.

Larch Flower

From the tower hide you can start to get a feeling for the size of the finished lake, as Guy has taken away part of the large island to improve the view.

View of the lake.

There were Minnows aplenty in the stream beyond the weir and Teal were once more seen on the wetland.

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