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Clock Tower under cover

Clock Tower under cover

Restoration work in East Park continues. The Clock Tower is under protective cover.

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Bracket fungi, Northycote

Bracket fungus, Northycote

Two different bracket fungi on fallen trees in the Northycote Farm woods.

Bracket fungus, Northycote

These fungi developed after the trees fell, but the original fungal infection may have been responsible for the treesdemise.

Bracket fungus, Northycote

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Oak buds and knobbly galls

Oak buds and knobbly galls

A cluster of knobbly galls at the end of this twig on one of the oak trees in the wood at Northycote Farm, with the buds showing signs of beginning to open lower on the twig.

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Beech bud, Northycote

Beech bud

Bud on one of the beech trees in the wood at Northycote Farm. There had been little development since buds on the same tree had been pictured seven weeks earlier, thanks to the wintry spring/

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Tits on bird feeders, Northycote

Blue tit on a bird feeder, Northycote

The birds using the feeders at Northycote Farm aren’t disturbed much by the people visiting the site.

Blue tit on a bird feeder, Northycote

These tits were having their fill on the fat balls and peanuts on a weekend over the recent school holidays.

Tits on a bird feeder, Northycote

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Siskin in an alder tree, Northycote

Siskin in an alder tree, Northycote

Siskin high in an alder tree by the stream at Northycote Farm, keeping an eye on its territory.

Siskin in an alder tree, Northycote