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Lockdown observations Sunday 24th May 2020

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And so it continues...….. What were the chances of a global pandemic, affecting the UK, more specifically Wales, coinciding with a long run of mostly amazing spring weather; I wouldn't have taken bets on it. My thoughts go out to those personally affected by the Coronavirus, and to those who are struggling to come to terms with what may become the "new norm". Nature has certainly taken advantage of this brief respite from human activity, with normally timid animals becoming much more confiding, there are some Greater Spotted Woodpeckers in one of our Country Parks which have taken very much to feeding on the rotting wooden bollards around the car parks with not so much as a by your leave when I drive slowly passed. A pair of Grey Heron have set up home on an island in the lake at Pembrey Country Park which must be as a direct of there being next to nothing in the way of disturbance from dogs. If you have been able to exercise in the Millennium Coastal Park you w