Delta Ged, Volunteer Ranger @ National Trust Lyme Park : Week 63 01/04/2015

Photo Blog Week 63 - Wed 1 April 2015

A brief one this week. I have been out and about in the Park on three separate days this week but I have not been in my normal patrolling mode.
I have volunteered to assist Ranger Jack on his project to locate, map, GPS tag, photograph and record the condition of all the gates, stiles and other 'furniture' throughout the Park. This work has rather taken my attention so the normal flow of photo's of the views has fallen by the wayside for now. It also takes time at each stop meaning that my overall distance is reduced.

On Wednesday however, I did make an effort to record a few photos and some items that attracted my attention at my "Wednesday Office". I hope you enjoy them.

Delta-Ged taking a break

My next 'Wednesday Office' post will be on or after Wednesday 22nd April. Thanks for reading, please come back again and, meanwhile, enjoy the Park without me.
If you suffer withdrawal, you can always take a look at This Time Last Year , or have a look at the Lyme Park Rangers Blog which Ranger Dan has just given a fresh look.

route: Main Car Park; Estate Office (in the House); Picnic Areas; Timberyard area; Main Drive; Cage Hill; Coalpit Wood; Eastlodge Track (inc' Cluse Hey and Deer Sanctuary edges); return via Nursery

Nature's Artwork: Fungal patterns on end of cut logs

This Corsican pine came down in the wind last year and these trunks are stacked for insects and animals to make them their home.

Red Deer

Sheltered yards from the main drive by a thick copse I came across this handsome group

The stags are losing their antlers now and these two are fine examples. They still have the gait, muscle structure and neck main clearly identifying them as Stags but stand out amongst their peers who have not yet shed their antlers.