Lots more wildflowers out now, Red Campion, Grape Hyacinth, Alexander, Three-cornered Leek, Ramsons, Stitchwort all added to my list last week. Also the blackthorn is in blossom. Brakey Bank may well be at it’s best in time for Easter.
The tiger is this caterpillar, the first that I have seen this year, a Cream Spot Tiger Moth.
First for me anyway, this year, in Warren Glen this afternoon.
Ok, I know only just, but as far as I’m concerned that counts.
More wild flowers seen in bloom today, celandine, dog’s mercury and common dog violet. As soon as Warren and Fairlight Glens are at their best, I’ll put a list on here, with photos, of what species you will be able to see in each glen at this very special time of year, so please visit here again soon and more importantly please visit the Country Park and enjoy the wild flowers.
Common Dog Violet
Starting to see wildflowers in Fairlight Glen now, yesterday, dandelion, wood-sorrel, golden saxifrage, wood anemone all seen in flower. What a change in the weather the sun now feeling quite warm. Remarkably dry for the time of year, I haven’t felt the need for wellingtons all through the winter. Are we going to pay for this later?
Golden saxifrage
Now to the reason for the title of this post. Coming out of Fairlight Glen I noticed this combination padlock and the number made me smile!
Nice try!!
Dropping down into Fairlight Glen from Warren Glen yesterday I was greeted with a familiar aroma for the first time this year. The ramsoms on “Garlic Corner” are now showing a lot of leaf as are the bluebells a welcome reminder that the glens will soon be awash with many colours when the wildflowers come into bloom.
Time for another pony photo, first time in a while when I have been able to get them all in shot.
Coming up the Dripping Well path today I found that it is again blocked by a fallen tree. It is quite spectacularly split from a good way up the trunk as can be seen in this photo.
As you can see, the rest of it is right across the path and it has brought a couple of smaller trees down with it too. A little further up I met a couple with a push chair who decided wisely to go back when told about the blockage.
Many people will have spotted the surveyors down the bottom of Coastguard Lane this week putting red paint marks all over the place. When questioned they said that it was to do with a replacement radio mast at the Coastguard Station. 
Nice morning for a walk today, a sharp frost made the going quite easy. Coming along the footpath from Barley Lane toward Warren Cottage I was treated to the sight of a flock of 50+ linnet. They disappeared into the now rather sorry looking cover crop in the field and are not visible in the photos that I took. However a little further along this Chaffinch was more obliging.
Arriving back at the Firehills I came across the Coastguards out on exercise with their cliff rescue equipment.
Just got this photo before my camera battery went flat! Ooops.
There is a pair of Mallard again on Saxon Pond and thanks to a heads up from Bumbling Badger here is a photo. Is it the same pair?
I took these photos yesterday from the Firehills, the first time I have seen the Power Station at Dungeness picked out so clearly by a sunset.
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