It was this time of year, some years back that I first viewed Denbury as a potential buyer. Walking down the valley I was hit by a sea of white flowers in and along the side of the wood. I had never seen Wild Garlic until then, but the heavy aroma of garlic made it obvious what it was. Drifts of Bluebell were in between the Wild Garlic, with small clusters of Wild Primroses hear and there. It is a sight that you never tire of seeing. Magically it brings the valley to life, as it is now. When the flowers die back it is forgotten for another year. I cant say that it was a deciding factor in purchasing Denbury, but it is a yearly bonus.
It is strange but the Wild Garlic is only in the wood on the west side of the valley. The wood on the east side of the valley has not a trace of Wild Garlic, It is a beautiful Bluebell wood this time of year. At certain times of the year you can also find Wild Orchids in this wood.
I heard the Fox Cubs playing in the wood this afternoon, They are in the corner of the field where you can sometime see the Sheep, very close to the Tree House. I would have liked to have gone into the wood to have tried to seen them, unfortunately I did not get the time. I know that their lair must be in that area, so there would have been a good chance of me finding it. I should think that they will be playing in the field very soon. Hopefully I will be able to get them on camera.
I still have not managed to catch any more of the Sheep. I take a bag with a scoop of feed in it to the pen, every morning. The Sheep stay well back until I have walked a fair distance back. They do go and feed in the pen, but as soon as I start to walk towards the pen to close them in, they run off. They wont go back to feed until I am out of sight. It is becoming a concern that they are still on the grazing and hay fields. The Horses would not want to eat hay with Sheep droppings in it.