Today I wanted to head out along Polly’s Path. It is a little path that leads alongside one of the town’s graveyards and it is one of the best spots for seeing birds. At this time of year, the mass of trees and hedges are filled with berries making it an irresistible lure for wildlife. It is, however, very boggy. I imagine the corpses decompose well as it spends a lot of time water-logged.
I wanted to give Alice a chance to use her camera and she wanted to take her new robin toy to see some more of its friends. Her backpack now fits more comfortably so she can take some of her own possessions.
On entering the graveyard we were met by a great variety of birds with blackbirds, tits, finches and pigeons staying close while several corvids flew off. Graveyards are often great spots for wildlife with badgers often making sets nearby.
Alice got to see plenty of the robins she wanted.
And a good few squirrels.
Her own camera isn’t quite up to scratch but it allows her to feel like she’s taking part in mine and Amy’s hobby.
Though she got a good selfie.
The graveyard leads through to the Transpennine Trail. It’s quite a while since I last took Alice down this way but it is a nice walk. The path is sunken down from the graveyard and surrounding fields making it feel quite calm and secluded.
This does come with the disadvantage that all the water runs down into it. A few more days of rain and it will be the Transpennine Canal. But, that does make for good splashing fun while Alice sang bear hunt.
The birds were equally evident along here with a mass of different songbirds enjoying the berries.
While we didn’t go a massive distance it still felt good to get out and see so many different birds. Most were common birds that visit our own garden but it was still nice to see so many and get out for a stroll. The wet conditions mean we didn’t have to fight through crowds which currently is a bit of a novelty around Hornsea with many people coming for the beach. Hope you’re all enjoying that strange half-life time between Christmas and New Year and managing some time enjoying whatever you like to do.
Wild Parenting 
Alice’s selfie is great. I enjoyed reading about the birds you saw on your walk. Most, you said, were ones you’d see in your own garden. We don’t see many birds at all when we walk. The trees are tall, and it’s almost impossible to see the colors of the birds when you are looking into a bright sky. I see birds close up by having a feeder on the deck. It may be cheating, but it is most rewarding.
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I use the feeders too to get them close up but these ones are pretty tame. As it’s all water logged I think they know they are pretty safe.
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The birds would probably enjoy seeing a human fall in the mud.
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Splashing is always good, as long as you’ve got hot chocolate or something similar afterwards!
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👍 Took my new flask out for a cuppa break.
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What a lovely outing!
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A graveyard might not seem like the nicest place to take a small child but it’s actually quite a pleasant walk. Particularly at the moment when we’re avoiding too much contact with people.
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It looked like a lovely walk, and you saw a lot of wildlife! I was hoping you’d see a badger, as I would have loved to see a photo of one! It was interesting reading bout the water running down the pathway, and seeing how Alice enjoyed it.
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Very rarely see the Badgers, signs they’ve been around, but not them. Very shy. Only get them on the trail camera. Best I get is maybe a fox or deer in the distance. But not usually when I’ve got noisy Alice with me. https://30daysofwildparenting.wordpress.com/2020/08/15/six-on-saturday-15-8-20-bay-wildlife/
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I forgot about the wild life being wary of little Alice!
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