Bel's Wood

I have been through a poor patch with the wildlife cameras over the last months only capturing squirrels, mice, badgers and common garden birds.  Grey squirrels enjoying this mast year for acorns and hazel nuts Blue tits feeding on insects Badger cross the beck at night Mouse running around - I get many of these shots and they are always busily running and jumping around - I am not sure what they are doing. They appear nervous and indecisive and are perhaps responding to their awareness of predators. See below. I frequently pick up footage of the Sparrowhawk family that lives here and I hear them making their murdurous cry when at the wood. The Wren is one of the most common sights and sounds at the wood so it is good to see this one feeding on the beck The Song Thrush is also a common sight They are still good to see on the camera but just once in a while I do hit lucky. I tried new camera positions onwards that the leaves and fallen from the trees so there are clearer branch...

 We had a lovely cold snap with snow on the fells followed by warm winds and rain, rain, rain. I have been waiting for the trees to become dormant so that I can plant out the sapling Whitebeam that I have grown from seed and move the captured naturally regenerating trees where they need to be moved. As December has arrived (the official start of winter) I sought advice from the South Lake Woodlanders and received this expert reply 'I expect that they could be planted out. During less cold periods it will allow their roots to become colonised by local mycorrhizal fungi which will hopefully reduce transplant shock.' As ever I feel so grateful to be part of this group who give of their knowledge so freely.  The was the green light I was hoping for. I have moved 17 saplings up to the wood and so far have 13 in the ground with stakes and tree guards. I was donated this more mature sapling in the Summer and have now planted it into the wood replacing trees that did not survive when ...