What a glorious morning, with some patches of blue showing and just a gentle breeze. As the sun rose it provided a soft golden orange hue across the sodden meadows.
A large cock Pheasant stood on a tuft of grass, puddled water all around, the sunlight turning this bird a brilliant brass and copper colour.
Taking off from the field a small group of Meadow Pipits, their piping calling wafting through the air.
As I headed to the furthest corner of the Country Park, the sight of two Roe Deer caught my attention, as they grazed on the still growing grass their dull brown coats blended in fairly well with the background.
However when these two females moved the huge white powder puff on their backside was clearly visible as they bounded and leapt across the field.
The large almost heart-shaped leaves of Winter Heliotrope cover the ground in patches, while their pinkyish flower spikes are producing a almond scent in the air.
Returning back along the valley between the downland and meadow patches of bright yellow Gorse flowers.
Taking off from a haw covered Hawthorn were 3 Redwings, flashes of red under their wings visible as they flew.
Dotted on the masses of Blackthorn are many shrivelled sloe berries, black blobs amongst the spiky thorns. Also on many branches a wonderful array of lichen, including the grey wispy Usnea subfloridana, and the crusty Parmelia perlata. I also stopped for a quick look for the small orange Golden-eye Lichen, but sadly to no avail.