The ground was frozen solid this morning but we managed to prune some more of the laurel (I do hope it’s hardy!), do a chunk of tidying up and enjoy coffee and cakes.  Despite the cold weather some of the plants seem to think it’s spring.  The daffodils are coming through and the primulas are giving a great show for frozen February.

There were loads of birds this morning with mistle thrushes, song thrush, blue tits, great tits, chaffinches, tree creeper, grey wagtail, wood pigeons, blackbirds, starlings, magpies, house sparrows, robins, dunnocks and crows all in evidence in the park.