Daily Nature Log ✍️
    The morning air held a crisp 18°C as I stepped out into the sunshine. Under the fir trees, a man strolled past with a small brown cockapoo, while up to 50 corvids—mostly rooks with a sprinkling of jackdaws and a solitary wood pigeon—dined across the recreation ground grass. Small white butterflies danced low along the hedgerows as I circled the perimeter.
     Reaching Cemetery Drive, the local ‘friendly’ Pitbull offered his usual low, non-threatening greeting from behind his fence. Inside the cemetery gates, jackdaws scattered across the paths, leaving a single gull to ride the overhead thermals. On the way out, I paused to photograph a fine cluster of Agaricus fungi sprouting along the borders.

   Looking back, over 20 feral pigeons lined the leisure centre roof—some swooping through the breeze, others sitting in tidy solitude—while a lively flock of 15 sparrows bustled through the hawthorn hedge by the care home.
Distance: 1.96 miles
Time: 42 minutes
Google Fit: 25 Heart Points

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