Boxgrove Walk, Thaw Begins

With the snow generally thawing on the roads and pavements, but still up to a foot deep in the drifts on the field edges, a midday walk around Boxgrove got off to a good start with a Yellowhammer by the recreation ground, but there were few birds around – Woodpigeon, Rook, Crow, Jackdaw, Collared Dove, Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Starling, Magpie a single Fieldfare and several Goldfinches.

In the churchyard, the weight of the snow had caused huge damage to a cedar tree, bringing down several large branches.