On Friday I joined in with a trip to see a nature reserve near Sevenoaks with Dave H. I didn't get a chance to drive the van but I did get to sit on it!
Although it wasn't the sunniest day, the views were wonderful.
In a few weeks time, there will be quite a few orchids out. Dave pointed two that are growing already and will flower as it gets warmer. This is a Common Spotted Orchid. Can you see that the leaves have spots on them?
This is a Tweyblade Orchid and it has a pair of broad leaves that the flower spike grows up from.
Later on we found a Tweyblade Orchid in flower. It's green so quite easy to miss but when you look closely they look a little bit like people.
We heard lots of bird songs as we were walking around but I was a little bit scared of this pair of buzzards. They are birds of prey that like to eat small mammals.
I shouted down the rabbit holes I found to tell my relatives to stay safe in their warrens.
These are reptile refugia and have been put down to create a warm spot for reptiles - like grass snakes and adders - to lie under and warm up. Sadly, we didn't get to see any but they are quite new and over time there should get used more. If I get the chance to go back, I will look again and let you know.
As we walked through some of the woodland we made a very interesting discovery. This is an entrance to a badger sett. There were lots of different entrances and I wanted to get as close as possible. Dave made sure I didn't fall in. He was looking for badger hairs as that would give us a clue if it is still being used by a family of badgers. He managed to find one!
When I got home, I was exhausted from my exciting day out. I had just enough time for a snooze so that I was ready for the disco in the evening.
Here I am ready to go and dance the night away. Do you like my new dress?
Lots of love,
Bunny
