Walking through Taskers field a signal Goldfinch fly’s past over head chatting to itself as it does. The grass gently sways in the breeze while below flowers burst from the ground. Bright Yellow Fleabane flowers tower over Agrimony which is now covered in seeds. The seeds waiting for unsuspecting furry passerby to attach themselves to. Hawthorn lines the edges of the field now covered in bright red berries weighing the branches down.
Amongst yellow Kidney Vetch, Birds foot Trefoil, Rest Harrow, and small Oxeye Daisies I spot Autumn Ladies Tresses just starting to flower. Flower buds spiral there way up the stem with the bottom few just starting to open tiny white flowers.
The low constant rumble of Bush Crickets and Grasshoppers, follows me as I continue my walk through the meadows. I can hear a Stonechat and a Chiffchaff someone where in the distance. A White Lipped Snail slowly makes his way across the past in front of me. Overhead two Ravens soar past calling to other as they pass. I pass a Chicory with eye catching bright blue flowers adorning its long stems.
Dark grey clouds blow in off the sea, though the wind blows them in land before they can empty themselves on the park. Back at the centre I chat to the guys checking the moth trap set last night, some of the species they have caught and recorded today include, 2 Garden Tiger Moths, 2 Drinker Moths and a Sallow Kitten Moth. Fancy meeting and learning about the other moth species found here at the park, pop along to the castle today at 11am for meet a moth session with one of our amazing volunteers Silvia.