Out and About in the Wolds

As I am planning to watch and, hopefully, photograph the badgers in Badger City, I wanted to get out and prepare the ground by baiting with peanuts.  Gathering my camera gear and pack-up I set off into the Wolds arriving on site about midday.  It didn't take me long to reach the set and put out the nuts.  There was plenty of evidence of activity with newly excavated soil and even one hole dug out in the winter barley.  Fingers crossed.

My next port of call was Scallows to see how Spring was progressing here.  Trees were bursting into leaf and the two setts here also seem to be active.  Carpets of violets have replaced the snowdrops and aconites and a woodpecker was drumming loudly.  I also found a few good crops of oyster mushrooms growing on dead trees.

Wanting some cowslip pictures I headed off to nearby Great Tows where I was told there was quite a field full.  My information was correct and I secured some pleasing images.

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Lesser Celendine

Cowslip

Horse Chestnut

Man at Work

Oyster Mushroom

Oyster Mushroom

Pheasant

Pheasant displaying

Pots

Sycamore

Wood in early Spring

Tree Roots

Tree Roots

Violet