Tag Archives: Spring 2014

Wheat harvest

Posted on 26/08/2014 by marklittle

Last Saturday lunch time the Combine Harvester arrived in the village in order to cut the wheat on the 26 acre Town Field. By eight o’clock that evening, not only had the crop had been fully harvested but the straw … Continue reading →

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Muntjac frolics

Posted on 05/05/2014 by marklittle

  Muntjac Deer are a regular sight on the Common. This does cause some slight anxiety among tots the allotment gardeners. A serious amount of damage to your spring veg is a real possibility. But so far so good. Whilst … Continue reading →

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Cuckoo arrival

Posted on 30/04/2014 by marklittle

Cuckoo arrives then silence ensues for a few days. It seems to happen every year. We patiently wait for the first announcement of arrival within the village. This year it was Sue’s turn; a lunchtime stint in the allotment on … Continue reading →

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Surrounded by Swallows

Posted on 27/04/2014 by marklittle

A warm Sunday morning in Spring and we are surrounded by Swallows. Walking through the Long Meadow amongst grazing horses, the Swallows swoop and hawk for insects around us. Skimming along just above ground level, their blue-black backs looking polished … Continue reading →

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Buzzard over the high wood

Posted on 30/03/2014 by marklittle

Over the last five years or so Buzzards have been busily colonising North Norfolk. The hawks have bred in various local woods – copses with tall trees, preferably those mixed between conifer and broad leaved tree species – but this … Continue reading →

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Spring arrival

Posted on 18/03/2014 by marklittle

Until this morning the dawn chorus came courtesy of resident songbirds. Until today the chorus has been delivered by the Blackbirds, Robins and Wrens. All of whom have hung about all Winter and have been defending their individual territories in … Continue reading →

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The arrival of Brampton spring

Posted on 08/03/2014 by marklittle

The arrival of Spring in Brampton was heralded by the emerging display in the church yard. The first to appear were the Snowdrops. These were following in a somewhat unseemly rush by the Aconites and the first Daffodils. In the … Continue reading →

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