On this day 11 November 2018


The Park List consists of two Parks, Kirk lane and Nunroyed they are joined together by a dirt road that has small holdings at one end at allotments at the other. I would say Kirk lane is a formal park with it's play area and cut grass. But on Nunroyd there is a pond, they leave the grass to grow wild through the summer, and running through the far end is a little stream lined with a mix of trees.

The path that leads on to Kirk Lane from the main road is flanked with a Hawthorn hedge, here lives a small group of House Sparrows. Very pleased to get some photos today as they are usually hiding behind the Hawthorn.



The next tree I check out is the Yew, next to the Bowling green also lined with bushes. The birds have been stripping this tree of it's berries for the past few weeks, not many left now.

Nuthatch, Blackbird, Blue tit, Greenfinch, and Chaffinch here today.



He had lost his tail feathers, still could fly OK and they will grow back.




The trees looked a stunning colour, it looked like one Cherry Blossom tree had lost all it's leaves in one go!







Eastern larch/Tree

Tamarack tree, or Eastern larch, is among the few conifers that lose their leaves in the Fall. They do so gracefully, taking on a beautiful fall coloration beforehand. The tamarack, native throughout northern North America, is underappreciated as a landscape tree. It is at least as interesting as many of the imported species often used in its place.­ ­




Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris)/ Tree

Value to wildlife

The Caledonian Forest is a priority habitat under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan and is home to rare species such as the creeping lady’s tresses and lesser twayblade orchids, the Scottish wood ant and Rannoch looper, and the capercaillie, crested tit and Scottish crossbill. Mammals include the red squirrel, pine marten and Scottish wildcat. 


Commemorating 100 years since the end of World War I. This year marks 100 years since the guns fell silent at the end of the First World War.
I had a walk over the the Memorial garden on Nunroyd.










Goosesanders still feeding on the pond.


                        Copper Beach Tree (Fagus Sylvatica )




2 comments:

  1. Great pics. So colorful and bright. Love the leaves mostly on the ground. I love getting shots like that but here in Nashville Tn we had a HOT MINUTE of fall and then the rain and cold moved in. Was wanting to play with the leaves in a box and take pics of my cat in them but they are just way to wet. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. Thanks Pam Jackson, for leaving a lovely comment. Shame your cat did not get to play in the leaves, they would have made lovely photos.

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