{"id":1333,"date":"2016-03-31T20:03:34","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T19:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/?p=1333"},"modified":"2016-03-31T20:03:34","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T19:03:34","slug":"lower-moor-farm-march-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/lower-moor-farm-march-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Lower Moor Farm \u2013 March 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There were definite signs of spring at Lower Moor Farm last Friday.\u00a0 Grey Herons and Carrion Crows nest building along with Common Frogs mating and my first butterfly sightings of the year.<\/p>\n<p>We arrived on site at about 10am, it was still very quiet, there only being two cars in the Car Park. I thought it was going to be really busy so it was a nice surprise.<\/p>\n<p>My first spot of the day was a Grey Heron who was collecting nesting material on the far bank of Cottage Lake.\u00a0 According to the log book in the hide he had been doing this for at least 40mins.\u00a0 It was nice to just sit and watch his process, on occasion he seemed a bit ambitious with the size of twig he was trying and failing to pick up.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1334 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-008.jpg\" alt=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Grey Heron gathering nesting material\" width=\"482\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-008.jpg 482w, http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-008-300x205.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-008-438x300.jpg 438w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1335\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-086-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Reed Bunting (Female)\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-086-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-086-449x300.jpg 449w, http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-086.jpg 482w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>My lesson learnt for the day is \u2018Remember to take the bird book even if you think you won\u2019t need it!\u2019\u2026\u00a0 to the left of the hide there is a feeder that had been topped up that morning.\u00a0 I was fairly sure what I was watching was a Reed Bunting but I doubted myself as I had never actually seen one before.\u00a0 Seeing I had no phone signal I had no way of double checking either.<\/p>\n<p>After lunch we moved round to the other hide looking over Swallow Pool which looks upon the other side of the tree the Grey Heron had been flying to that morning.\u00a0 There turned out to be two Grey Heron nests in the tree quite close together.\u00a0 Some people came into the hide saying they had seen three Roe Deer, not long after one appeared further down the lake and proceeded to take a swim across.<\/p>\n<p>I look forward to visiting Lower Moor Farm again soon, I hear they have Otters but they haven\u2019t been seen for a while\u2026<\/p>\n<p>My full list of sightings for the day:<br \/>\n<strong>Butterflies:\u00a0<\/strong>Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell<br \/>\n<strong>Birds:\u00a0<\/strong>Canada Goose, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Coot, Cormorant, Dunnock, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Grey Heron, Long-tailed Tit, Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan, Red-crested Pochard, Reed Bunting, Robin, Wren<br \/>\n<strong>Amphibians:<\/strong>\u00a0Common Frog<br \/>\n<strong>Mammals:\u00a0<\/strong>Roe Deer<\/p>\n<p><strong><!-- index.php -->\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview ngg-ajax-pagination-none\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-fea9eeee044de2b45b8ca8b842f91cbc-1\">\n\n    \t<div class=\"slideshowlink\">\n        <a href='http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/lower-moor-farm-march-2016\/nggallery\/slideshow'>[Show as slideshow]<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/01-LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-008.jpg\"\n               title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - 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Lower Moor Farm - Common Frog\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-117.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/thumbs\/thumbs_LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-117.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1176\"\n               data-title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Common Frog\"\n               data-description=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Common Frog\"\n               data-image-slug=\"lowermoorfarmnrmarch25th2016-117\"\n               class=\"shutterset_fea9eeee044de2b45b8ca8b842f91cbc\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Common Frog\"\n                    alt=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Common Frog\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/cache\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-117.jpg-nggid041176-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                                    <br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n                    \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-6\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-155.jpg\"\n               title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - 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Lower Moor Farm - Canada Goose\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-160.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/thumbs\/thumbs_LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-160.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1178\"\n               data-title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Canada Goose\"\n               data-description=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Canada Goose\"\n               data-image-slug=\"lowermoorfarmnrmarch25th2016-160\"\n               class=\"shutterset_fea9eeee044de2b45b8ca8b842f91cbc\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Canada Goose\"\n                    alt=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Canada Goose\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/cache\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-160.jpg-nggid041178-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-8\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-185.jpg\"\n               title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Carrion Crow collecting nesting material\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-185.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/thumbs\/thumbs_LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-185.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1179\"\n               data-title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Carrion Crow collecting nesting material\"\n               data-description=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Carrion Crow collecting nesting material\"\n               data-image-slug=\"lowermoorfarmnrmarch25th2016-185\"\n               class=\"shutterset_fea9eeee044de2b45b8ca8b842f91cbc\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Carrion Crow collecting nesting material\"\n                    alt=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - 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Lower Moor Farm - Bluebells\"\n               data-description=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Bluebells\"\n               data-image-slug=\"lowermoorfarmnrmarch25th2016-189\"\n               class=\"shutterset_fea9eeee044de2b45b8ca8b842f91cbc\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Bluebells\"\n                    alt=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Bluebells\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/cache\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-189.jpg-nggid041180-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-10\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-196.jpg\"\n               title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Common Frog\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-196.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/thumbs\/thumbs_LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-196.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1181\"\n               data-title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Common Frog\"\n               data-description=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Common Frog\"\n               data-image-slug=\"lowermoorfarmnrmarch25th2016-196\"\n               class=\"shutterset_fea9eeee044de2b45b8ca8b842f91cbc\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Common Frog\"\n                    alt=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Common Frog\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/cache\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-196.jpg-nggid041181-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-11\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-212.jpg\"\n               title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Red-crested Pochard\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-212.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/thumbs\/thumbs_LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-212.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1182\"\n               data-title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Red-crested Pochard\"\n               data-description=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Red-crested Pochard\"\n               data-image-slug=\"lowermoorfarmnrmarch25th2016-212\"\n               class=\"shutterset_fea9eeee044de2b45b8ca8b842f91cbc\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Red-crested Pochard\"\n                    alt=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Red-crested Pochard\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/cache\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-212.jpg-nggid041182-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                                    <br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n                    \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-12\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-216.jpg\"\n               title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Grey Heron nest\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-216.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/thumbs\/thumbs_LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-216.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1183\"\n               data-title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Grey Heron nest\"\n               data-description=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Grey Heron nest\"\n               data-image-slug=\"lowermoorfarmnrmarch25th2016-216\"\n               class=\"shutterset_fea9eeee044de2b45b8ca8b842f91cbc\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Grey Heron nest\"\n                    alt=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Grey Heron nest\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/cache\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-216.jpg-nggid041183-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-13\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-217.jpg\"\n               title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Grey Heron nest\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-217.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/thumbs\/thumbs_LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-217.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1184\"\n               data-title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Grey Heron nest\"\n               data-description=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Grey Heron nest\"\n               data-image-slug=\"lowermoorfarmnrmarch25th2016-217\"\n               class=\"shutterset_fea9eeee044de2b45b8ca8b842f91cbc\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Grey Heron nest\"\n                    alt=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Grey Heron nest\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/cache\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-217.jpg-nggid041184-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-14\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-249.jpg\"\n               title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Cormorant eating Perch\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-249.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/thumbs\/thumbs_LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-249.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1185\"\n               data-title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Cormorant eating Perch\"\n               data-description=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Cormorant eating Perch\"\n               data-image-slug=\"lowermoorfarmnrmarch25th2016-249\"\n               class=\"shutterset_fea9eeee044de2b45b8ca8b842f91cbc\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Cormorant eating Perch\"\n                    alt=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Cormorant eating Perch\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/cache\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-249.jpg-nggid041185-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                                    <br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n                    \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-15\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-320.jpg\"\n               title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Roe Deer swimming\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-320.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/thumbs\/thumbs_LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-320.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1186\"\n               data-title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Roe Deer swimming\"\n               data-description=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Roe Deer swimming\"\n               data-image-slug=\"lowermoorfarmnrmarch25th2016-320\"\n               class=\"shutterset_fea9eeee044de2b45b8ca8b842f91cbc\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Roe Deer swimming\"\n                    alt=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Roe Deer swimming\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/cache\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-320.jpg-nggid041186-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-16\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-344.jpg\"\n               title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Robin\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-344.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/thumbs\/thumbs_LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-344.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1187\"\n               data-title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Robin\"\n               data-description=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Robin\"\n               data-image-slug=\"lowermoorfarmnrmarch25th2016-344\"\n               class=\"shutterset_fea9eeee044de2b45b8ca8b842f91cbc\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Robin\"\n                    alt=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Robin\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/cache\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-344.jpg-nggid041187-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-17\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-348.jpg\"\n               title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Mute Swan\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-348.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/thumbs\/thumbs_LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-348.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1188\"\n               data-title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Mute Swan\"\n               data-description=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Mute Swan\"\n               data-image-slug=\"lowermoorfarmnrmarch25th2016-348\"\n               class=\"shutterset_fea9eeee044de2b45b8ca8b842f91cbc\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Mute Swan\"\n                    alt=\"The Wildlife Trusts - Lower Moor Farm - Mute Swan\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/lowermoorfarmmarch25th2016\/cache\/LowerMoorFarmNRMarch25th2016-348.jpg-nggid041188-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                                    <br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n                    \n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Pagination -->\n\t<div class='ngg-clear'><\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There were definite signs of spring at Lower Moor Farm last Friday.\u00a0 Grey Herons and Carrion Crows nest building along with Common Frogs mating and my first butterfly sightings of the year. We arrived on site at about 10am, it &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/lower-moor-farm-march-2016\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[286],"tags":[438,504,492,493,494,506,495,496,443,439,497,441,498,499,500,501,502,475,507,505,503],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1333"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1333"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1343,"href":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1333\/revisions\/1343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}