1 Sep 22

Strouden Park Nature Reserve

It was back to Bournemouth this morning and another walk at Strouden Park Nature Reserve Here.

Our route around Strouden Park Nature Reserve today.

The weather was pretty good, though a bit more cloud than my last visit. There were a few more birds this time, but no butterflies or bees seen.

Mammals Recorded:
5 Grey Squirrel

Birds Recorded:
Black-headed Gull
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
2 Goldcrest
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
1 Nuthatch
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow

A Nuthatch on one of the many Oak Trees on the reserve.

A short video of the Nuthatch before it flew off

There is no getting away from Magpies, they can be found just about everywhere!!


Butterflies Recorded:
None


Bees Recorded:
None


Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
1 Green Bottle sp.


Lacewings and Scorpionflies Recorded:
1 lacewing sp.


Plants:
English Oak (Quercus robur)
White Cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum)

Oak Trees with.........

......plenty of acorns on them. More on Oak here.

White Cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum)


General shots:

I have a feeling that on my next visit here, this......

..........tree trunk will have fallen.


Ted:

It might be a fairly long drive in the car, but Ted really does love this walk through the woods.