Sun 27th July

Much milder day today and very little litter. Kids event still going on so lots of loud music. 

Plenty of folk asking about the closure today. Closure sign at the rec has not been torn down since the last replacement. 

Spotted some sleepy swans sans cygnets! 

Strimmed some of the top loop and the swimming pool path. 

And finally a full family unit back down at the pond crossroads. 

Sunday 27th July

Blackberries in abundance here!  

Some walkers and a few runners including one large mixed group, who I flagged down.  The girls were polite, the boys were rude and carried on running.  I had a chat with the girls, explaining why we ask people to run considerately.   We caught up with the boys at Durngate, one channelled his inner Matt Hancock to tell me I was talking to him in the wrong tone.  

Two homeless guys heading in with tents.

Sat 26th July

Another humid day with a quick downpour at noon. Litter at durngate again but not much. The pooer strikes again but this time on the glade margins, binned the loo paper and threw some grass over the pile. 

Pretty quiet, a couple of people asking about the closure. 

Mother Roe and her Bambi spotted in the woods at the pond crossroads. 

No swans nor geese but two lady mallards enjoying red hole stream. 

Oddly a load of grass has appeared since yesterday at the mini boardwalk, not sure how.

Sign was torn off at the rec bridge so I put another up. 

Strimmed up a bit of the path leading up to the boardwalk. 

Fri 25th July

Lots of high energy music coming from the kids event at the rec park today, made me feel energisered.

Added another sign on the rec side of the rec bridge to inform about the site closure from 28th July.

Lots of birds foot up at the top loop, lovely golden colours. 

Swans at the top loop as well, cygnets are looking big. 

Loads of litter at durngate today, including drug spoons under the bench and in the wooded area. Needle in the wooded area too. Filled the bag the rest of the way around the reserve. 

Campfire in the tree covered hollow area at top loop once again. Hadn't been cleared away so I assume it's a fresh one.

Two boys swimming at swimming pool but after a quick chat and acknowledgement that the weather isn't perfect for swimming, they got out and headed up the rec. 

Bottle smashed across the path near the rec bridge which took me some time to carefully tidy away. 

Two women with a dog found me tidying the bottle and I informed them about the glass, that dogs weren't allowed and the bridge was closed so they went back the way they came to leave. Maybe reading a few of the signs would've helped. 

Friday 25th July

The occasional runner this morning but nothing really to report back. All good.

Thursday 24th July AM

Sadly lots of litter and more than my bag would carry.  also signs of somebody having a fire under the trees on top loop, crazy  a few joggers, one who cares and rest who don't. 

Not much wildlife but lots of noise from event in park.

Closure may help wildlife perhaps. 

Thursday 24th

A couple of visitors and one runner. Found the remains of a fire and drinks cans at the very northern end, cleared it away. Cleared a plastic cartoon from the pond. 

Otherwise all good.