Icicles behind the café
After taking off a few inches of snow from the car and breaking through the ice holding the locks shut, it was a nice sunny drive to Doncaster.
Frozen for freshness
Swans on the ice by the reserve entrance
The night had been the coldest in over 20 years for the area and the day did not warm above zero degrees Celsius. Due to the cold I was wrapped up in salopettes and a ski jacket to keep out the cold. Due to the cold nature of the day i put out extra rations at the feeding station and watched as a pair of swans slide over the ice to try and get some grain.
Snow caped thistle
After trying to complete a tool shed inventory check, but disbanding due to the cold affecting the lighting and making it to dark to see inside the container it was time to check on the sheep. They were in the furthest section of the field and to ensure their welfare it meant jumping the fence and walking round to that section of the field. A head count and ensuring no lameness later I continued my walk round the site.
Dear Santa Chinese lantern
Oak tree
It was a very scenic if cold day for walking as all the ponds had iced over during the night and though this limited the amount of life on the ponds it did provide a different backdrop and some interesting ice patterns to look at. Whilst walking round I chatted with visitors and checked for any vandalism to the hides.
There was no further progress on the removal of the regeneration today as I did not fancy being on my knees on a sub zero day, that had resulted in all the access points to the compound freezing shut and needing forcing to gain entry.
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