30 May - I (Maddy) went outside, on this very sunny morning, after the mist had cleared to take some pictures of wild flowers.  In the hedgerow opposite our house there are big swathes of Cow Parsley.  Cow Parsley is a white flower, it is edible but tastes disgusting, I know because I just tried it.

I found these Bluebells on the same bank.  I have learnt that they are also called Wild Hyacinths. People think it illegal to pick them but I just learnt that it is only illegal to dig them up.  I love bluebells.

 Alongside the Cow Parsley and Bluebells is Greater Stitchwort.  I knew that it must be used as medicine because it has 'wort' on the end.  I discovered that it was used for people with a stitch (you could still use it for this).  It is very edible and looks lovely in a salad.  I just tried some (I think it tastes horrible).

24 May - I (Maddy) noticed how late the Oaks are this year - hopefully they will change soon as the weather is getting warmer.  Although my big brother thought there was a frost last night
These Oaks are at the bottom
of the garden

Caspar's Weekly Camera Trap update:
Nothing caught this week.  I noticed it was pointing at a tree,  I have  now moved it so that it is pointing down the river towards some rocks.  (Hoping to catch the Dipper we saw there)

17 May 2013 - Me (Maddy), my 3 brothers, my Mum and Dusty dog went down to the Sawdde (small mountain river) for a walk. We were just about to open the gate into a field when we saw a hare coming from the field, it stopped to look at us and then ran away when it spotted our dog.  My eyes were drawn to it's ears because they were very big.  When it ran it leaped, it was a grey, brown colour.  The fact that it's ears are so big must mean it could hear us from a long way away (as we are so noisy), which makes me wonder why it was running toward us.


Facts I have learnt:
Hares bread all year, but mostly in March
They are our fastest UK land mammal (unless we have big cats!)

A male is called  Jack and a female is called a Jill

Caspar's Weekly Camera Trap update:

Strapped camera to tree today pointing towards beach on edge of river.