Spring comes to Upper Seeds

It's been a long winter, much of which I've been in the office, so I've really enjoyed the monitoring visits down to Upper Seeds.  Getting out and about has always been a real cause for joy for me, and it's great to see Spring springing on site.  Not only rainshelters, but cowslips and bluebells are coming up at Upper Seeds!

Bluebells and cowslips at Upper Seeds

Being down on your hands and knees means you're much more likely to come face to face with our smaller fauna - my first furry ladybird, for one....

24-spot ladybird (Subcoccinella 24-punctata) - it really is covered in very fine down

... and a soltary bee checking out the footings, for another.

Solitary bee - one of the mining or mason bees?

Overhead, and over the nearby woodlands, buzzards have been cruising, adding their calls to the Spring soundtrack.  Fantastic.