Thornley Woodlands, Rowlands Gill

Whilst in the North East we popped across to Thornley, Rowlands Gill a couple of miles away from where I grew up. During a short stay in the busy hide we spotted Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Great Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Blue Tit, Yellowhammer & greedy Grey Squirrel. Everything dived for cover a millisecond before a Sparrowhawk flew overhead. Walking through the woodland we spotted a couple of Nuthatch & what we think was a Chiffchaff. Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa) and Wood Sorrell (Oxalis acetosella) in bloom, an abundance of Birch Polypore and an Oak Polypore near the Woodland Centre.

Information about Thornley Woodlands Centre

Wood Anemone
Wood SorrellOak polypore (Piptoporus quercinus)

Nuthatch
We think it may be a Chiff Chaff
On the feeders, Chaffinch and Bullfinch