This evening I went for a short walk down the track used by the local farmer. Its very wild and is just left to do what ever it wants! I haven’t been there for a while so thought I’d have a quick look around. It had been my intention to look for young rabbits but I didn’t see any tonight; I only saw the tail of an adult and the side of a male pheasant before it headed off into the corn field. There is a treasure trove of flowers and grasses to explore along the length of the track – some I could recognise and others I have no idea about like this tiny pink flower.
I also came across a plant taller than me – though that’s not that difficult! I believe it to be greater burdock though I’m not 100% sure.
At the end of the track I could hear the cuckoo, he was obviously much further away and probably down by the river. I’m sure he was getting closer as I walked back up the track. This is the third year I have heard him in this location but I have never seen him! I am 90% sure that I located a sparrow nest on my way back. One flew out of the hedgerow near the field entrance and I could hear the chicks still chirping away. The hedge is very thick and I didn’t want to disturb it by trying to actually locate them.
