April 6, 2013 archive

Apr 06 2013

Visit to WWT Martin Mere 6th April 2013

 Visit to WWT Martin Mere 6th April 2013

As we still had a bit of time available to us when we had finished at Mere Sands Wood we made the short drive to WWT Martin Mere. When we go to Martin Mere I reflect that we never see Curlew when we drive past Curlew Lane and I always though the name harked back to a previous era. However, this time, as we drove from Mere Sands Wood to WWT Martin Mere we drove along Curlew Lane and – lo and behold – there were about thirty of them feeding on the fields ! Continue reading

Apr 06 2013

Visit to Mere Sands Woods 6th April 2013

Visit to Mere Sands Woods 6th April 2013

We looked out the window and for once it was a beautiful dry and sunny day so we wasted very little time getting our gear ready and headed off to Mere Sands Wood which we have been meaning to go to – without the addition of snow or rain – for a while now and it turned out to be a lovely day for a walk round the woods taking in most of the hides and although there wasn’t anything special on show it was as if spring was actually threatening to arrive for the first time this year. Continue reading