Farewell
04/02/23 21:44
As of January 2023 we no longer live on Springhill Lane so this blog is no longer active. Research into Springhill continues and the 'Springhill History' blog will be updated as and when. Thank you to those who have offered constructive comments - they are all appreciated.
72. Hens start laying eggs
03/02/23 17:40
30 Jan - 3 Feb
Greater cold - Hens start laying eggs
Jays retrieve acorns
Daylight lengthening
Ash beginning to bud
Woodpigeons mating, cranes sat on the nest
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
Greater cold - Hens start laying eggs
Jays retrieve acorns
Daylight lengthening
Ash beginning to bud
Woodpigeons mating, cranes sat on the nest
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
71. Ice thickens on streams
29/01/23 17:39
25-29 January
Greater cold - Ice thickens on streams
Birds emerge after snow
Primrose in flower
Blackbirds carrying nesting material
Great tits in song
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
Greater cold - Ice thickens on streams
Birds emerge after snow
Primrose in flower
Blackbirds carrying nesting material
Great tits in song
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
70. Butterburs bud
24/01/23 17:38
20-24 Jan
Greater cold - Butterburs bud
Snow sometimes falls
Ice covering small ponds
Black headed gulls huddled under the jetty
Goat willow in bud
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
Greater cold - Butterburs bud
Snow sometimes falls
Ice covering small ponds
Black headed gulls huddled under the jetty
Goat willow in bud
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
69. Pheasants start to call
19/01/23 17:37
15-19 Jan
Lesser cold - Pheasants start to call
Snowdrops poke through soil
Frost pictures on the grass
Early shoots poke through the soil
Sparrowhawk eyeing up the blue tits
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
Lesser cold - Pheasants start to call
Snowdrops poke through soil
Frost pictures on the grass
Early shoots poke through the soil
Sparrowhawk eyeing up the blue tits
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)