I love Winter in the park. Well, ok, if truth be told I love Spring, Summer and Autumn in the park as well. Right now there is a feeling of great space here, as if the boundaries have been pushed back. Maybe it's that the absence of foliage lets in more sky so presenting one with a more panoramic picture. The first green shoots are showing - crocuses and daffodils. No sign yet of any shoots coming up from the daffs, bluebells and snowdrops we planted just eight to ten weeks ago. Did we leave it too late? Patience, patience! A member of the Tidy Towns' Biodiversity Committee was in the park last weekend and was most impressed with the plant life on offer. She was particularly happy with the rich biodiversity present in the old pond area. Her ornithologically minded son was busy noting down details of all the bird life in the area. A beautiful sparrow hawk presented itself as we chatted. That made twenty one species in total. We are expecting a delivery of trees from the County Council later this month - apple, damson, plum, cherry blossom, hazel. Where to put them? That is the question. Our horticultural advisor will be getting another call! We have already put in a cherry blossom (front) and a beech (mid) to replace some old trees that were removed. Other than that it's steady as she goes. Very chilly weather forecast for the week ahead so we will not be holding our breathes for any further green shoots to show just yet.
