Male yellowhammer May 2022 Bare limbs of ash trees showed stark and forlorn. Up on the limestone pavement of Holme Park Fell there was ash die-back. We had walked through rain and now mist and low cloud hung over the fell. But from high in bare branches came the song of yellowhammer. Their song broke through the mist and rain from all around us.
Three ringlets flew over high bracken, a butterfly undaunted by rain. Raindrops spangled the flowers of tall thistles and seeding grasses. The wet, wet spring and early summer powers thistles to overtop the bracken.
Three ringlets flew over high bracken, a butterfly undaunted by rain. Raindrops spangled the flowers of tall thistles and seeding grasses. The wet, wet spring and early summer powers thistles to overtop the bracken.
Those of us most affected by the closure of the Brigsteer Bridge are still wondering how to rediscover a rhythm to our daily lives when a series of walks depends on access. It's hard to see how this will be resolved. Westmorland and Furness Council will need to address this with a sense of urgency, with will and determination.
The image of blighted trees in rain and low cloud seems apt. But through it all comes the song of yellowhammer. The light is too poor to make out colour on the bird we see but the song is hopeful.
The image of blighted trees in rain and low cloud seems apt. But through it all comes the song of yellowhammer. The light is too poor to make out colour on the bird we see but the song is hopeful.
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