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Llanferres
Mothers’ DaySunday 3rd April
Issue 149April 2011
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WelcomeWelcome to the April edition of News& Views. The wonderful drawings ofmums on the front of News & Viewsthis month are taken from those thatwere printed in the Free Pressrecently, produced by the children ofBro Famau.
All the pictures can be seen on ourwebsite at www.llanferres.org Themums on the front cover (just in caseyou can’t recognise them) are, fromtop left clockwise: June Lovell byJessica; Laura Dunn by Connor;Wendy Drendel by Sophie; LindsayTurner by George, Sally La Flammeby Neve, Rhian Cato by Angharad.
We haven’t heard of any eventsorganised for the Royal Wedding Dayas yet. If you are organising anythingfor the day, or planning an event at
anytime and the deadline has passedfor News & Views, you can always letus know and we’ll put it on thewebsite. Remember, please sendcontributions by the 20th of themonth for inclusion in the followingmonth’s News & Views.
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Jaimie-Lee Evans who will be 16 on 5th AprilJessica Gould who will be 18 on 10th AprilJack William Lane Roberts who will be 5 on 10th AprilSam Clough on 16th AprilMatthew Isherwood who will be 17 on 21st AprilEli Clough who will be 17 on 23rd AprilCara McGuire on 23rd AprilKarl Drendel on 23rd April
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1st Fri Food co-op at Bro Famau. 7.45 Maeshafn CC net session, Argoed.Late Night Friday at Caffi Florence
2nd Sat 2.00-5.00 Cilcain Village Hall Community Cafe3rd Sun 9.30 Mothering Sunday Family Communion4th Mon 9.30-11.30 Introduction to Computers, Druid Inn5th Tue 7.00 Bowls Club6th Wed7th Thu Community Council Meeting8th Fri Food co-op at Bro Famau. Late Night Friday at Caffi Florence9th Sat 2.00-5.00 Cilcain Village Hall Community Cafe
10th Sun 11.00 Family Service11th Mon 9.30 -11.30 Introduction to Computers, Gardening Club Meeting12th Tue 2.00 Over 60s Meeting, 7.00 Bowls Club13th Wed14th Thu
15th Fri 7.45 Maeshafn CC net session. Late Night Friday Caffi Florence
16th Sat 2.00-5.00 Cilcain Village Hall Community Cafe
17th Sun 9.30 Palm Sunday Holy Communion
18th Mon 9.30-11.30 Introduction to Computers, Druid Inn8.30pm Meditation & Compline, St. Berres'
19th Tue 7.00 Bowls Club, 8.30pm Meditation & Compline, St. Berres'
20th Wed 8.30pm Meditation & Compline, St. Berres'
21st Thu 7.30pm Group Service Gwernaffield
22nd Fri Good Friday, 10.30 Devotional Service
23rd Sat 2.00 -5.00 Cilcain Community Cafe,8.00pm Group Holy Communion, Cilcain
24th Sun Easter Sunday, 9.30 Holy Communion25th Mon Easter Monday26th Tue 7.00 Bowls Club27th Wed28th Thu
29th Fri Royal Wedding Day
30th Sat 2.00-5.00 Cilcain Village Hall Community Cafe
April Diary Dates
For updates and future dates see the What’s On page at www.llanferres.org
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On Saturday April 2nd Cilcain Village Hall Committee are opening aweekly Community Cafe from 2-5pm in their Village Hall.
It aims to strengthen social ties within the village by providing a meetingplace and amenity for all ages and sectors of the community, and awelcome for visitors (especially walkers and cyclists).
This is a chance for local groups to ‘showcase’ their activities, gainpublicity and raise funds for their own group or organisation (throughdonation of cakes, biscuits etc from their own members).We will provide a free tabletop sale point for local producers of crafts,art work, vegetables foodstuffs ad nearly-new items, and a bookpurchase/exchange stall.
See our new website at http://ciclainvillagehall.wordpress.com/
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Community Council News - March MeetingLlanferres Community Council
Meeting March 10th 2011
Apologies: Cllr Yvonne Foden- McCorry
Ysgol Bro Famau Governing Body-update Cllr Martin Holland (Llanarmon ynIal ) ,who is currently Deputy Chairman ofthe Governing Body and Chairman of theFinance Committee.Cllr Holland delivered a very positive report.The pupil numbers are on the increase.Currently a total of 91, of whom 76 are fulltime and 15 are nursery or pre-nursery.There are 34 pupils at the Llanferres siteand 57 pupils at Llanarmon yn Ial. While theschool budget was reduced by £1400 theincrease in pupil numbers will producepositive financial results when the newheadcount is taken later in the year. Thereduction in staffing from last Septemberhas helped to produce a projection ofgreater financial stability for the next threeyears.Valuable financial contributions are beingmade by the PTFA which include the 100Club and the blue bag collections.The provision and funding of music lessonsare under consideration.The Chairman thanked Cllr Holland for hisreport.
Meeting open to the PublicThere were no matters raised.
The Minutes of the meeting held on 10thFebruary were accepted and signed.
Matters Arising The turning area in CaeDerwen is still being used for parkingdespite requests that this area must be keptclear for the use of emergency vehicles.
Liaison Meeting, County Hall, February15th. The Chairman has circulated a reportto councillors.Maeshafn Playing Field Amended landtransfer documents are being drawn up toallow the transfer of the land to the NorthWales Wildlife Trust and the CommunityCouncil. Clarification of the legal costs isnow required.At a recent meeting of the Aberduna quarryLiaison Committee it was announced thatasphalt production has now ended and thatthe extraction of stone should end inNovember 2012. A scheme for therestoration of the site by November 2013 isto be submitted by November this year.
Landscape Project-Memorial StoneCllrs Jac Armstrong and Peter Williams willprepare costings for additional hardstanding at the Memorial Stone. The workwill be advertised locally. The cleaning ofthe plaque is also being considered.
Logging GroupAccounts for September 2010 to date werereceived.Distribution to charities will be:-Hope House,£415; Llanferres Playing Field, £40;Crossroads, £415 and Maeshafn PlayingField £115.
BillsGrant to MADRA News £75Hacker Young, External Auditors £162
Planning MattersDCC Certificates of Decision:-21/2010/1476 Erection of outbuilding toprovide storage and ancillaryaccommodation,Ty`n yr Ynn, Maeshafn.Refused
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Community Council News - March Meeting21/2010/1539 Extension to Bushley,Village Road, Maeshafn. Granted21/2010/1435 Details of materials andfencing, Plot 3, Glebe Field, Llanferres.Approved
Correspondence Received. 1. Acopy of DCC`S obligations under thenatural Environment and RuralCommunities Act 2006.2. Final draft of "Best Practice Guidance"recently issued by the Welsh Assemblyregarding the transfer of assets betweenpublic sector bodies in Wales.3 Information about BUS STOP, Acommunity development project forhousing providers,residents and the widercommunity to be managed by Tai Clwyd.The outreach vehicle will provide a centrefor information, informal learning and maybe used as a base for community projects.The Project̀ s main activities will take placeon housing estates and in rural villagesthroughout Denbighshire and Conwy.
Matters brought to Councillors ̀attentionIcy patches have occurred on the road inTafarn y Gelyn which appear to have beencaused by drainage from fields or verges.DCC Highways Dept will be asked toinvestigate.County Councillor Christine Evans advisedthat the 2011 to 2012 Highwaysprogramme includes the resurfacing of theroads from Llanferres to Maeshafn andfrom Tafarn y Gelyn to Bwlch Pen Barras.Road signs in Tafarn y Gelyn have beendamaged with the result that vehicles areturning onto the bridle path. Highways willbe asked to attend to the matter.Some drivers appear to be having difficultywith the entrance to the lower Moel FamauCar Park.
Date of the next MeetingApril 7th 2011
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Our meeting held on Monday 14th March had, after the businesssection, Amanda Williams as guest speaker - her topic "Bumblebees".As well as members we welcomed 4 guests to hear this fascinatingtalk. Accompanied by an excellent range of slides, Amanda talked ofthe different species, their life cycle and the predicament they face tosurvive. As gardeners we were encouraged to help them survive bychanging planting schemes and by planting some of the best wildflower species to provide nectar and pollen. Also it was pointed outthat many pesticide sprays are not selective as to which insects arekilled - so bees can be victims too. Members were inspired byAmanda's enthusiasm to try to "do their bit" to protect and save thisvery useful but endangered species.
At our next meeting on Monday 11th April Idris Evans will give a talkentitled "Cattle Drovers of Wales".
As always, visitors and new members will be most welcome.
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1. Wildlife2. A Landscape within 10 miles of Llanferres.3. A Town Scene, with people, Ruthin, Denbigh or Mold.4. On the Eisteddfod Field, (International at Llangollen or the Nation-
al in Wrexham)5. Still Life, titled, no flowers or vegetation.6. A Triptych of your choice. Three similar images of the same sub-
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C A F F I F L O R E N C ELoggerheads
A great place to eat and drinkOpen everyday 10am - 5pm
Mother’s Day Sunday 3 AprilWe will be serving our delicious afternoon tea of fin-ger sandwiches, scones with homemade jam andclotted cream and cakes. Please phone to reservea table.
Late Night FridaysFrom Friday 1st April and all through the summer wewill be open until 8pm on Friday evenings. Last foodorders will be taken at 7.30. We will have our usualmenu plus some delicious Friday evening additionsusing the best local produce.
Heritage TalksMonday 21 March 1.30pm: Nant Clwy y DreFree of charge but please phone to book a seat
Easter Eggheads at LoggerheadsTake part in the Easter countryside quiz and collectyour Easter biscuit from CAFFI FLORENCE : 16th April– 3rd May
Royal WeddingWe are open on Friday 29 April and will be servingsome special wedding breakfast dishes and well asa piece of wedding cake with all teas & coffees.
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NETTLE RISOTTO
We are currently planning for our Food from the Wildworkshop and one of the recipes we love to do is arisotto using wild nettles. This is the perfect time of year to cookwith nettles as they are young and tender. They are very nutritiousand tasty. Use rubber gloves to collect them and only use theyoung growing tips.
Large bowl of nettle shoots ( top 4/5 leaves)200g risotto rice1 large onion1 clove garlic75g butter1 litre vegetable stockParmesan cheeseChives (optional)
Rinse the leaves and blanch for 2 minutes in a pan of boiling water.Squeeze water from leaves and chop finely.
Heat stock until almost boiling. Melt 50g butter in large saucepanand sweat finely chopped onion and garlic until soft but notbrown. Add rice and mix well until rice is coated with butter.Add 1/3 stock and bring to gentle simmer and cook until stock hasbeen absorbed. Add nettles and a little more stock. Add a ladleof stock and cook until absorbed. Continue this process of addingstock until rice is cooked.
Add the final 25g butter, grated parmesan, chives and season totaste.
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Services for April
Sun 3 April Mothering Sunday Family Communion - 9.30 am. There will be posies for the children to give to their Mums.Sun 10 April Family Service - 11.00Sun 17 April Palm Sunday Holy Communion with Palm procession
and dramatised readings - 9.30
HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SERVICES
Mon 18 April - Meditation and Compline (Night Prayer) at 8.30 pmTues 19 April - Meditation and Compline (Night Prayer) at 8.30 pmWed 20 April - Meditation and Compline (Night Prayer) at 8.30 pm
Maundy Thursday - Bro Famau Group Service at Gwernaffield - HolyCommunion, stripping of Altar and Vigil until 9.30 - starts 7.30pmGood Friday - Good Friday Devotional Service - 10.30 amEaster Eve - Saturday 23 April - Bro Famau Group Holy CommunionService of Light at Cilcain at 8.00 pmEASTER SUNDAY - 24th April - EASTER SUNDAY HOLY COMMUNION at9.30 am
Pancake EveningWendy's Pancake evening was, as usual, a very enjoyable event andsuccessful financially. We raised around £500 for church funds. Pleaseread Wendy's separate item.
Churchyard TidyYou may have noticed that unwanted trunks have been taken awayfrom several of the trees in the churchyard and various other tidying uptasks have been done. Very many thanks to all who helped and to onefamily in particular who do a great deal of work throughout the year inthe churchyard.
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"Thank you so much to everyone who turned out to support and helpwith the Pancake Evening on Shrove Tuesday. We had a great timeand I hope everyone's pancake needs were fulfilled!
Special thanks this year go to Jim and Julie at the Druid for their verygenerous donation of a meal for two as a raffle prize. Thanks also toAdie and Brian at Loggerheads Garage for donating essentialingredients for pancakes, and to Jane Clough of Caffi Florence fordonating two and a half dozen eggs- which all got used!
And what would I do without my celebrity chefs, Ian and Rob??
We raised about £500 for much needed church funds.
Note to Karl- I will be producing special low fat pancakes next year."
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1. Many thanks to the support givento us as a club through theattendance at the Quiz nights beforeChristmas. Much appreciated - themoney donated has been used topay our club insurance this year.
2. Two indoor net sessions left now -1st and 15th April at ArgoedSchool in Mynydd Isa - 7.45pm start.Our first match is in the league onApril 23rd, so season about to open...
3. Outdoor nets this year are atBuckley Cricket Club on a Mondaynight,6.30pm. All welcome. Likely to startApril 18th, but give me a ring toconfirm as we may try the weekbefore if it isnt snowing.
Following a recent umpires course Iattended, I have included questionsfrom the exam for any cricket buffs tohave a go at.
1. A player hits the ball and it landson the boundary rope. Is this a 4or a 6?
2. A batsman hits the ball in the airtowards the boundary. A fieldersteps over the boundary and palmsthe ball back into play beforethrowing it into the wicketkeeperwho hits the wicket with the ball,
clearly running out one of thebatsman. Is it:
A. Boundary - 4 runsB. Boundary - 6 runsC. Batsman run outD. No ball
3. A batsman steps across to play a ball that is clearly wide. At the
last minute he decides not to hit the ball. What do you call?
A. Wide ballB. NothingC. No ball
4. A fielder runs after the ball and whilst running loses his cap, which
falls off his head and hits the ball. Is this:A: 5 penalty runs, report the incident to the Governing Body and
Executive.B: a No BallC: nothing happens.
5. Steve Pugh, a Maeshafn batsman, hits a ball for 6. As the umpire do
you:A: signal 6 runs.B: Compliment Mr Pugh for buying such an expensive bat that has hit the ball so far even when the stroke was terrible and forget to signal 6 runs because you are so
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amazed at how such an appalling shot could travel so far.C: Give him out LBW because you are bored of watching him try to bat.D: wake up - you are clearly dreaming.
6. Whilst umpiring a game, you decide a player is not out. Dave
Williams, the captain of Maeshafn CC asks you if you are blind. Do you:A: Punch him on the nose.B: Inform him that you will report him to the league if he doesn't watch it.
C: Apologise and say that you weren't paying any attention so you don't really know whether the batsman was out.
Jonathan Fagan, Maeshafn CC
PS the last two incidents have looselyhappened in all their options,except obviously no-one would everdare punch Dave Williams on thenose.
PPS if you have any queries about theabove please ask Sean Thomas, oneof our more experienced umpires, forexpert guidance.
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At the March meeting we had an exceptionally good talk byHelen Evans from WAGTAIL U.K. who had two "sniffer" dogswith her. She explained how the dogs are trained and the work
they do with various organisations and government departmentslike Police, M.O.D., Immigration, Airports etc as well as privatecompanies. We then had a demonstration with "Patch"and his
friend finding a tiny bit of "a drug" hidden behind the piano We all fell in love with the dogs who were so lively and friendly,but when their working harnesses were put on became so serious
and controlled. The next meeting is on April 12th in the Village Hall at 2.00pmwhen our friend Mr Bruce Parkin is bringing a collection of Paper
weights to talk about.If you have any interesting ones -bring them along.
Olive (810 294) Betty (810 722)
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VALE OF CLWYD CLASSIC3RD SEPTEMBER 2011
After over 40 years of organising motorsport events Clwyd Vale Motor Clubare now proposing to run the inaugural Vale of Clwyd Classic sponsored byJonathan Turner of AGS Security Systems.
Cars entered on this event will be mainly from the 1950s and 1960s,including many of the famous makes of those years, such as Triumph, MG,Porsche, Jaguar, Mini Cooper and Austin Healey. We also hope there willalso be some Vintage cars.
The event consists of a tour of the Vale and surrounding area set at anaverage speed of less than 28mph, linking locations of special interest. Atthese locations the crews face a variety of manoeuvrability and driving skilltests.
Scrutineering of the cars will take place on Friday evening at Loggerheadsgarage and the cars will be able to be viewed at the Druid from 6 pm – 8 pm.
The cars will be leaving The Druid Inn, Llanferres at 1 minute intervalsfrom 8-30 am on Saturday 3rd September 2011 and will return about 5.00pm.
As in previous years, the event is raising funds for the North West AirAmbulance charity to add to the £5000 raised so far. You can see more aboutthe event at www.cvmc.org.uk and about the Air Ambulance atwww.northwestairambulance.co.uk.
Anybody who would like to be involved in marshalling on the event thenplease contact me and any training you need will be given on what, I hope,will be a great day out.
If you have any question regarding the event please contact me on 01352810430 or email [email protected]
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I have had a problem reported to me that concerns me greatly, a veryirresponsible person has recently been walking their dog around thevillage without picking up their mess, it has only become a problem ashort time ago, a complaint has been received from the school that it hasbeen walked into school and into parents homes, as you can imagine thecomplaints that I have received have been very angry.
THIS MUST STOP NOW as a dog owner I am not prepared to be classedin the same league as this irresponsible person use 1 of 2 options. pickup after your dog or don't walk it in the village. I don't want this problemreported to me again.
Yours,Councillor Yvonne Foden McCorry
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For Christians Easter Day marks themost important festival in the churchyear. One word much associated withthe festival through many centuriesis the word 'joy'. Why?
The Hebrew root of the word 'joy'used in the Old Testament of theBible implies 'being excited', and theGreek word in the New Testamentimplies 'intense joy'.
For those who believe that, as StJohn's Gospel puts it, "God so lovedthe world that he gave his only Son,so that everyone who believes in himmay not perish but have eternal life",Easter is the point where that beliefis given its most vivid expression.Jesus Christ has been born in anearthly manger at Christmas, he hasgrown up, begun a short butspectacular ministry of teaching,preaching, and healing, beenarrested, sentenced to death, andcrucified. Some of Jesus followers inthose days of his earthly ministrygrasped who he was but many didnot. 'Who are you?' was a question onthe lips of many at the time.
As Christians celebrate the finding ofthe empty tomb, and begin to listento the words on the lips of the risenJesus Christ as he walks with hisfirst disciples along a dusty road toEmmaus, our Easter emotionsinclude excitement at thosemomentous events. That death itselfis defeated is a cause for intense joy.Resurrection is no longer only an
abstract religious concept to bedebated by the differing religiousgroups of the day. For followers of theRisen Christ it is a reality, to beexperienced through his presencewith us today.
In our own lives of both sorrows andjoys I imagine that most of us will beable to think of some special times ofjoy. In the film ET - the ExtraTerrestrial - a young (and cute andcuddly looking) alien with extra-ordinary powers gets left behind onearth by accident. He is befriendedby a young boy called Elliot. Elliottries to keep ETs presence secretbecause he is scared of how adultswill treat him, and the young boycomes to experience ETs remarkablepowers including being able to doextra-ordinary things with plants!Events in the film take a turn for theworst and Elliot believes that ET hasgone or has been killed. In onememorable scene, however, Elliotnotices a withered flower suddenlycoming to full life. He realises thatET is in fact alive and well andnearby with them. His joy seems toknow no bounds.
In our world of both joys and sorrows,the Good News of Easter is whereChristian celebration and joy iscentred. I hope and pray that, thisEaster, the joy of the risen Christwill touch your lives.
God blessAdrian
From the Vicar - Joy, ET, and Easter
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Lovely weather at last and the bulbsare beautiful.
I have had an eventful month whatwith the tomb raiders at St Garmon'schurch.Also I took a trip to Cardiff to listento the EXIT doctor, from Australia,who was talking about 'The PeacefulPill'. They had trouble getting avenue due to the press but managedto book a hotel opposite the Castle.About 24 people attended after wehad cleared the press. One or twolooked seriously ill but the rest were justinterested to hear what Dr Philip Nitschkehad to say and to buy the book. You can goon line to EXIT International if you areinterested, although I would not like to beaccused of advertising this. This is apersonal decision.
I also went to the unveiling of the statue ofH M Stanley on Thursday 17th March. Agood audience were addressed by thebiographer Tim Jeal who spoke movingly asto how Stanley had stopped the slave tradein that part of Africa in the mid 19thcentury, by opposing the Arab slave tradersfrom Zanzibar. So he is highly thought of inthe Congo. I personally think he was a braveman.
Council work continues with the newscrutinies and their programme being setup. All rather hotch potch at the momentLDP is still giving headaches especially inBodelwydden with the preservation ofWelsh culture along the A55 corridor.The Good news is 2 roads in your villagesare on the highways programme for next
year starting soon. The road fromLlanferres to Maeshafn, [village road I thinkit is called] and the road from Tafarn yGelyn to top Pen Barras car park [Forestryroad.]The road from Pant Du to the old YHA inMaeshafn [which is in Flintshire] now iswonderful and as I write the Maeshafnvillage should be being resurfaced. Thecounty has got a large resurfacingprogramme for next financial year as theyrealise how appalling the roads are.
Parking on the road up to Cadole has fallenbeneath the radar. The trunk road agencyand the police [Denbighshire] appeartotally uninterested. Perhaps we shouldman the pavement, going from the countrypark to the border ourselves. I am having atrip round with our new policeman BenMadely at the end of March. so I will bringup enforcement of No Parking signs again.Have a good Easter.
Dr Christine’s letter - April 2011
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You would have had to have beenpretty quick off the mark to catchit, but last Saturday (19th March)was the night of the perigee moonin the UK, with the full moon at itsclosest to the earth for about 18years. Adrian Walls was alert tocatch some excellent pictures asthe moon rose over Craig Harris,but it soon disappeared behindcloud for much of the rest of thenight. There’s more of Adrian’sphotographs on our website and alink to some excellent ones on theBBC's site sent in by viewers in otherparts of the country that had a betterview of it. Apparently coastal walkers
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I am sometimes asked, 'what isthere to see at this time of year?' SoI thought I would write ,verybriefly, about what I saw, or heard,in an hour spent in a small woodjust south of Ruthin.
Parking the car, I was greeted bythe 'tsee-tsee' calls of blue tits, thenasal rasp of a greenfinch and I wasserenaded by a song thrush atop ahawthorn bush. Crossing the riverI saw a pair of dippers disporting in'courtship' display for they areamong the early nesters. Growingin cracks in the wall were herbRobert, maidenhair spleenwort andwall rue while at its base, sproutingvigorously, was young garlicmustard which will flower in acouple of weeks to coincide with theemergence of orange tip butterflies,as it is one of its food plants. As Icame to the stile I noticed wildarums(lord and ladies) growingprofusely and dog's mercury alreadyin flower. Beyond the stile werefetid hellebores, which have been inflower for about a month, yellowlesser celandine, white sweet violet,lilac dog violet and white woodanemone, surely proof that spring iswell under way.
I could hear the 'pink-pinking' ofchaffinches and a nuthatch calledloudly, quickly answered by anotherone - both presumably staking outits territory. I stood quietlylistening to the song of a robin whenI was startled by the harsh whip-crack of a wood pigeon clacking itswings together in display flightbefore gliding down with fanned
tail. I listened to the 'teacher-teacher' calls of a great tit andbecame aware of another call whichI did not immediately recognise,then realised it was another greattit call. It is said that if you are ina wood and you hear a call youcannot recognise it will be a great titbecause they have such a widerange of calls.
Polypody fern was growing on adry-stone wall which was covered inluxuriantly growing moss with fern-like leaves, for mosses love thedamp shade of the wood.Honeysuckle draped over the walland hartstongue fern sprouted at itsbase and while I was looking atthem a small rodent dived into afissure at the wall base. Perhaps ashrew or a wood mouse - theglimpse was too brief to tell.
At the top of the wood I gazed acrossthe field at the stand of oak treeswhose upper branches are favouredby purple hairstreak butterflies inJuly. It was here that, on oneoccasion, I saw hawfinches. Theywere, in the past, a feature of thiswood but I have only seen themonce. A pair of cackling magpiesflew over, then the air was rent bythe scream of jays while above threebuzzards circled with mewing cries.A coal tit close by invited me tocome 'to me-to me' or perhaps hewas calling to the wren trillingbehind me.
Continuing through the wood Iarrived at the glade where the wild,native daffodils grow. These small,
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COINCIDENCE?delicate looking flowers look soright in their natural setting andmake the cultivated varieties seemcoarse and blousy by comparison. Afallen ash branch hosted cramp ballfungi(King Alfred's cakes) and adead birch tree, lying on the floor,was festooned with brackets ofmany zoned polypore - this year'snew growth peeping out frombeneath last year's old specimens. Agreat spotted woodpecker workedits way silently up the trunk of anash tree before flying off with
typical undulating flight. Arrivingat the end of the wood I found theground still carpeted with the whiteof snowdrops now coming to an endbut they will soon be replaced by thebluebells already colonising thearea with bright green leaves. As Ileft the wood I saw a large buff-tailed bumblebee questing along asandy bank for a possible nest site.Now I know spring is here. I couldwrite more but space restricts me.
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