BETWEEN THE SHOWERS

Yesterday evening,i took the chance to go for a walk between showers and spotted these 2 deer.

They ran off....the rain came down again ... and i got soaked. But i at least got out for a while.

STARLING

Today has to be the windiest, wettest ever .Roll on Monday

GREAT TIT at SPEECH HOUSE

On a cold Saturday morning, the only thing worth raising the camera for, was this little fellow.
Still at least we,re the right side of the turf.

67 YEARS ON

During the last war, the forest by Speech House was turned in to a large ammunition dump and even now all these years later some parts of the camp are still visible, but the forest is slowly covering it up.
The main camp was half way down Spruce Tree Ride,and a lot of the mustard gas and bombs were brought in to the camp by train on a track that today forms part of the forest cycle track. below are a few of the things that are still visible

Amongst the trees are many remains to indicate this former depot including concrete roads and hut foundations and 3 brick constructed bunkers used for the post war disposal of small arms ammunition.This site was at one time reputed to be one of the biggest above ground ordnance depots in the UK. Large quantities of Mustard Gas were stored here although thankfully it was of course never used during WW2. The amount of explosives stored on this site was such that the area was only finally cleared and declared totally safe in 1957.

SPRING RAIN YESTERDAY

GOLDFINCH

This is the best photo of a Goldfinch that i have been able to obtain so for, its not very good  but i will keep trying and get a better one someday......like i say i find it hard taking good photos of wildlife.

RAPE SEED

Fields of rape seed at Cross Hands Lydney, looking towards the Cotswold Hills

LODGERS ,WHO NEEDS THEM !!!

This is a pic of a Nuthatch with what seems to be 2 Tics growing below it,s eye

A WORD IN YOUR EAR

                         These two pigeons want to whisper something to each other

APRIL WEATHER

This pic sums up today's weather , the newly cut spruce logs, i love the smell.

WATCHING OVER EWE

Lambs and ewe at Driffield Lane Lydney.........What a pity they have to grow up.

CORNISH COASTPATH GULLS

LAST LIGHT AT BOYS GRAVE

This was the only thing worth taking a photo of, as i came out of the forest  at Boys Grave last night,it looked like a forest fire.But it was the sun going down,

A YOUNG HERRING GULL AT BOSCASTLE

2 Photos of a Young herring gull in Boscastle a small port i passed through last week on my coast walk. This village was the scene of terrific flooding some years ago,thankfully no lives were lost but 60 cars were swept into the harbour by the torrent of water that swept down the valley..Pic 3

THE SOUTH WEST COAST PATH

This is part of The South West  Coast Path that we have been walking in Cornwall over the last week, covering up to 16 miles a day in all sorts of weather,not everyone,s ideal holiday, but i like it and thats all that matters.

IN THE SOUDLEY VALLEY

The top 2 photos are of views from Blase Bailey hill looking back over the soudley valley.This is typical of how the Forest of Dean looks between villages or towns. It was taken on our walk on a grey Thursday afternoon. On this 2 hour walk not much in the way of wildlife about until we came across 4 young bucks two of which are beneath

I will be away all next week in Cornwall,so no post for a few days. I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A NICE EASTER

CANADA GOOSE

                        Another bird that enjoys the golf club ponds a Canada Goose ? with a load of    
                        a load of weed around its leg

RIN TIN TIN

These old barns above Haulks Farm, look like they could be well over 150 years old  and have seen better days,but like all  hard up farmers,any cover will do to keep the rain out.
These pics were taken off a site that was in the 1970's an opencast site,later used by the army to train excavator drivers. Now no longer used ,the site is turning wild and all sorts of wildlife use it.

A BIRDIE AT GOLF

                        This bird was by a pond on the 18 green at my golf club were i played yesterday in a match  ..It may be a Herring Gull ?

OUT AND ABOUT

             This is a view from Spark's Hill looking  over the River Severn towards the Cotswold Hills.

            The bottom photo is taken at Cleeve Hill golf club (the highest point of the Cotswold's )
             sheep and cattle roam freely on Cleeve Hill, it make's the golf very interesting but the view
             on the top of the hill is one of the best in the county