Scorching weather at the weekend, so I ventured out in the early morning and late evening. There are several pairs of Green Woodpeckers nesting around the course at the moment and both juveniles and adults are easy to spot. This one gave some nice views around the 2nd green and provided some consolation to the seven shots I had taken to play the hole.
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| Green Woodpecker [2nd Blue] |
In the the back of the 8th green and around the 10th tee there were a lot of birds enjoying the multitudes of flies, including Blackcaps, Blue Tits and Chiffchaffs. This Nuthatch was searching for grubs and beetles on the tree trunks.
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| Nuthatch [8th Blue] |
There are plenty of flowers out at the moment. Meadowsweet grows in various areas of the estate, including on the left of the 18th. It has an almond scent and it was once widely used as a sweetener in food and mead - hence the name.
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| Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria [18th Blue] |
Cinnabar moth caterpillars are easy to spot with their black and yellow colouring, which is also a warning to potential predators that they are toxic. This one was near the footpath on the 4th Red.
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| Cinnabar Moth Tyria jacobaeae [4th Red] |
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