18th May 2026 and how the weather forecasters do rile us. It’s going to rain, it’s not going to rain, it’s going to rain. Rain or not we hop a bus into Norwich and walk the lane to Whitlingham Country Park. We’ll take shelter if it rains. Join us.

18th May 2026

🔼 What I like about Whitlingham is it’s usually dry under foot! This paved walk is lined with golden buttercups. 🔽 And everywhere, yellow flags edge the water

18th May 2026

🔽 But with the unsettled weather forecast, we’re keeping an eye on that sky!

18th May 2026

18th May 2026

🔼 As far as I know, these churchy-looking ruins were once the summer residence of the bishop of Norwich. Certainly the bishop did have a summer residence here, where he and his cohorts escaped the nasty miasmas of summers in the city 🔽 But back in those medieval days this lake did not exist. Here was a great grazing marsh. This lake was formed when gravel/aggregates were quarried for use in the making of the Norwich Southern Bypass. The adjacent River Yare then filled the hole and pretty soon the swans appeared

18th May 2026

18th May 2026

🔼 These Egyptian geese (aka Spectacle geese) are obeying the ‘Rule of Three 🔽 Or are they keeping an eye on the weather? ⏬ Just look at those clouds rolling in

18th May 2026

🔽 !!!

18th May 2026

18th May 2026

🔼 Yellow Flags. Have I said I love Yellow Flags. Well, in case I haven’t, I’ll say it now. I love Yellow Flags!!! 🔽 With the sky clouding over we take a detour through the woods… ⏬ and back out again

18th May 2026

18th May 2026

🔽 So many trees here but this is maybe my favourite. Gnarly!

18th May 2026

Alas, that’s all for now, folks. And where are we off to next week?