It’s official – Spring 2020 was the hottest and driest on record.
And – coupled with the Coronavirus lockdown – it has meant that our members have been out and about in nature, practising social distancing and enjoying the countryside at the same time.
It helps if you get up at the crack of dawn and an early morning visit to Etton Maxey Pits paid off for Angela Trotter who took this great shot of a Roe Deer in the distance. We’re making it our image of the month for May.
Each month we select photographs taken by our Facebook members. They might not be technically perfect – but they sum up the events of that month. Here are some other images from May.
Everyone loves the Wren and this little thing was seen alongside the Maxey Cut by Liam Boyle.
It is good to see the Turtle Doves are back along the Maxey Cut and making use of the special feeding operation mounted by Langdyke volunteers at the Etton Maxey nature reserve car park. Kevin Eldred took this shot.
It is interesting to view our nature reserves at different times of the year. Here are three May shots of Swaddywell, Etton Maxey and Castor Hanglands.
The Covid-19 lockdown has meant that Langdyke has been unable to hold working parties. One of the casualties of that is that no tern rafts were launched on to the water at Etton Maxey to attract breeding birds this year.
All the same it was good to see that this Common Tern made it’s way to the site in May and was photographed by Steve Zealand.
Other images captured during the month prove what a diverse range of species our reserves attract.
And finally. Just to prove that you don’t have to go outside to view nature. Sue Welch discovered this Brimstone Moth had been trapped in her kitchen overnight. After a quick photo it was released back into nature.
