Roudsea Woods and Mosses Nature Reserve

A sunny early Spring walk in March 2012

 A blue tit finds a hole in a fallen tree trunk in which to build her nest.

Keeping a wary lookout

Gnarled old tree roots 

grasp limestone rocks

Bracket fungus thrive on the stump of a

 felled tree

Primula Vulgaris enjoy the sunshine in an unseasonably early Spring

A petite Treecreeper looks for a meal

Feathery grasses sway in the reed bed

A male bullfinch shows off his bright plumage

Colourful lichens grow on rock faces

on the beach

Comma butterfly

Peacock butterfly

 
Butterflies wake up from hibernation.

Great Tit

Pussy Willows attract hungry bees









A Common Lizard warming up amongst the reed beds

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