Sunday 21 April 2013

Good conditions this morning. I ran the 10 mile route along Heath Road to the Wilbrahams and back through Teversham Fen.  Apart from one short stretch along Little Wilbraham River where the path was still flooded it was pretty dry.

There were a lot of birds in the hedgerows along Heath Road, including a Corn Bunting, Reed Buntings, Yellowhammers, Chaffinches, a Meadow Pipit, Linnets and 2 Wheatears.  A Buzzard was seen here too and a Hare.

A Chiffchaff was heard on arrival in Great Wilbraham and 2 more at Little Wilbraham Fen.  4 Swallows were seen and a male Marsh Harrier was soaring over the reedbeds at Teversham Fen.

Tuesday 29 March 2011

Now that BST has started I can run after work. Tonight I ran just under 10 miles to Oily Hall (NT). Weather was cool and a little drizzly. Time was 1 hour 28'37". Moorhens seen on Bottisham Lode. Skylarks and Meadow Pipits at Oily Hall.

Tuesday 30 March 2010

An evening run today. I decided to try out an extension to the route that takes me to White Fen. At the end of White Fen Drove a track leads off to the left which then cuts diagonally across a grassy field (after crossing a narrow wooden bridge over a ditch). The track then passes Oily Hall, another National trust piece of land, which is currently being grazed by some sheep to keep the scrub down. The track then rejoins Fen Road which passes a polo club before returning to Lode on my usual route. The total length of this run is 9.9 miles and I managed a time of 1 hr 31'15". The second half of the run was into a strong head wind with driving rain, so the time was not too bad.

Total distance for March 2010 of 103.3 miles (165.7 km).

The windy and rainy conditions were not good for birds but between White Fen and Oily Hall I saw a Grey Heron, 2 Meadow Pipits and a flock of 18 Snipe flew low over the field. There was also a single Roe Deer just out of Lode.

The narrow wooden bridge