Into November
It has been a glorious Autumn for colour. The mild conditions have allowed trees to keep their leaves for longer and the displays of yellows and oranges have lasted right through to the start of this month. The Silver Birches, Beeches and Hazels have put on great displays, only now just starting to end with recent winds stripping them of their leaves. It has been a good years too for fungi although sadly most of the edible ones have not lasted long for us to find many; slugs and mice often get there first. It has been a very quiet time for birds in the wood; it concerns me that bird flu may well be having an impact on the numbers present. If so, it would be hard to detect as small birds would die quietly hidden away and their corpses would be hard to find. Only time will tell. Some of the winter migrants like Redwings and Fieldfares are yet to arrive. They migrate here as colder weather drives ...
