Let’s see your pictures of spring.

[nepia]

  On 15/02/2024 at 19:15, Mick Dempsey said:

Ravens? Whereabouts? 

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Introduced to the South Downs NP in 2008 Mick

 

I became aware when I saw a pair doing very impressive courtship tumbling using the cliff updraughts next to Cuckmere Haven about seven years ago

[Mick Dempsey]

  On 15/02/2024 at 19:40, nepia said:

Introduced to the South Downs NP in 2008 Mick

 

I became aware when I saw a pair doing very impressive courtship tumbling using the cliff updraughts next to Cuckmere Haven about seven years ago

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Did not know that, thanks.

[Stubby]

Yea , I'm particularly fond of the Ravens . Best places to see/hear them where I live is Harting Down and its surrounding woods , West Dean Woods  and the FC woods above Droke lane . I usually hear them croaking first then I stand still and look up till I pick them out . 

Edited February 15, 2024 by Stubby

[Stere]

Was 2000 Ravens in the local woods.

 

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At its peak in 1999, Newborough forest hosted one of the largest raven roosts in the world, numbering around 2,000 birds.

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NRW  has decided it should be  felled though as non native etc & have since  clear felled some blocks which I thought is a shame alot less ravens now.

 

Natural Resources Wales / How to catch a glimpse of the ravens on show at Newborough

NATURALRESOURCES.WALES

 

 

Was an amazing site when they were all flying about  like the hitchcock film

[Mick Dempsey]

Every year this tree amazes me. 
 

[Botty Cough]

I have 7 different varieties in my garden of these.

[AJStrees]

It’s a great one Mick. I think you are about 3 weeks ahead of us over there.

[AJStrees]

  On 19/03/2024 at 17:27, Botty Cough said:

I have 7 different varieties in my garden of these.

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Camellias mate. They are great. Do you know which ones you’ve got? 

[Botty Cough]

  On 19/03/2024 at 17:28, AJStrees said:

It’s a great one Mick. I think you are about 3 weeks ahead of us over there.

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Yeah mines about that far off. Maybe 2 weeks...

 

[Botty Cough]

  On 19/03/2024 at 17:29, AJStrees said:

Camellias mate. They are great. Do you know which ones you’ve got? 

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I. Working it out .

Only been here since summer last year so all is popping out .

Blurry lovely