Calder Vale Bluebell Wood

Walked down to Calder Vale village this afternoon through the church wood, which is carpeted with bluebells. Called in at the village hall for a bluebell tea - homemade banoffi pie, delicious!

Refreshments are available during May on Saturdays and Bank Holidays at St John's Church and on every Sunday afternoon in the village hall in Calder Vale. Well worth a visit!!

Calder Vale

Blossom trees in full bloom in Calder Vale.

Caldertop Heritage

Bleasdale Delight has given birth to a bull calf and we have named him Caldertop Heritage - our first pedigree charolais calf.

Cows let out for the summer

Steve let some cows out today for the summer. It's good to see cows and calves out in the field.

Wheatear

Photographs of Wheatear spotted from the birdhide at lunchtime today - stopping off on their migration to Africa to feed on insects on the open ground.

Viewings from the birdhide

The following birds were spotted today by Gavin Thomas, RSPB and a group of delegates on a Field Trip as part of Bowland Symposium:-

Lapwing 40+
Curlew 2
Redshank 2
Whimbrell - approx 70 flew towards Barnacre
Wheatear 3
Oystercatcher - 1 sat on nest
Peregrine - 1 flew over

Cuckoo Flower