July 2007
 23rd July 2007
Although the heron which grace the Pleasaunce, mostly in the early morning and again in the evenings, are popular with visitors, they raise the hackles of the local crows, who seem determined to frighten them away In this picture, captured by Jason, the heron is standing his ground. Herons are a threat to crows eggs and young offspring
 23rd July 2007
A hundred years of scouting is remembered in this year's Shield Garden display.
 23rd July 2007
The Council's Parks and Open Spaces Department have provided some new picnic benches in the woodland glen area after a suggestion from the Friends.
 9th July 2007
In mid to late summer bird life can go quiet. When they do appear they can look quite strange - yellowish blue tits, blackbirds with speckled heads, brown-headed starlings. All the mallards look like drakes, the duck losing its colours and ability to fly.
After breeding, birds take the opportunity to moult, replacing worn out feathers or juvelines acquiring adult plumage.
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