Bicyclic tyre tracks in SPM which is strange. Thanks for oiling the lock.
A few people about including father and child with bikes taking weed out of the pond.
Anne - thanks for finding my water bottle. Unfortunately it was no longer there when I went to pick it up. Good to see people are helping us clear up!
Blackcap and chiff chaffs singing. King Cup is coming out (Marsh Marigold.) Our two familiar deer at the pond. Average litter.
Unfortunately human excrement behind the bench opposite the School of Art. Too wet and muddy to get rid of it properly. I covered it with as much brash as I could find.
A warm sunny morning - lots of bird song. A couple of visitors were delighted to see a young deer amongst the reeds. Another couple we chatted with had followed the water vole trail from the centre of Winchester and were disappointed they hadn't seen one. The usual wet spots with flowing water but the water level had gone down overall and able to extract a beer can which was out of reach last week. Good to see a song thrush busily searching for food along the western edge.
Anne and Tim Ardill
An aluminium water bottle with a blue cap has been placed on the fence by the gate at the Durngate entrance. I think someone lost it at the weekend.
Anne and Tim Ardill
little litter. 1 walker, 2 photographers and Jayne. Plenty of bird song. 3 deer by pond. Black cap reported by a photographer. Water levels much the same but this blackbird was taking advantage, every cloud has a silver lining . . . I guess these logs are to protect the boardwalk.
Popped over after lunch to look at the tree by the magic mushroom. Path cleared in 1/2 hour. What's left is safe but will need further attention. Was going to go all the way round but met Dave on the Boardwalk. He says the rest is fine. We talked about an overhanging branch that is getting lower so we removed the worst. There's a branch overhanging the stream by Bradbury House. I'm sure it's not been there long but unsure whose jurisdiction.
Amazing the number of people entering with trainers and departing soon after.
Rowdy goose fight underway in SPM. Two geese tried to get the ducks involved but they didn't think it was worth it.
The padlock on the Itchen-side SPM gate needs some WD40.
I managed to clamber through the fallen tree with my bag in one hand, an empty beer bottle in the other and without losing my hat. Eat that Indiana Jones.
Btw, a lot of people on Wild Winchester (Facebook) are moaning about the tree.
One intrepid photographer, and two drunk philosophers on the bench smoking...something.
Otherwise, just very wet.
