Cummersdale Holmes is in Carlisle and is directly south of Denton Holme and takes about five minutes to walk there. It is a flood plain with farm land and dwellings surrounding either side. From walking through Cummersdale you can tell that the area is in an urban setting. You can see buildings along one side and at either end with structures such as man made bridges and you're likely to see other people no matter what time you go. However, if you just stop and look around, it is a large area with lots of natural beauty.
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| The sun setting over the buildings at Cummersdale a few days ago. |
I walked along the river Caldew from Denton welcoming the new colours that have pushed their way through the dull, brown grass. Yellow and purple crocus flowers mixed with snowdrops and daffodils made a lovely change from the brown brambles and grasses. Up ahead I could see black birds digging about, trying to find their lunch and I could hear the gulls circling above me. The sun shone brighter and I was excited to see what I would find once I finally got into Cummersdale.
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| Some snow drops showing that spring is on it's way |
Unfortunately, man had other plans. I spent a good hour walking along the river Caldew (which runs through Cummersdale) and ended up finding less wildlife than I usually do. At one end of the river, work men were doing some work on a bridge making too much noise for anything, other than some mallard ducks, to stick around. Walking along further I could hear robins singing and watched them hop from branch to branch. Although, soon their songs were drowned out by two noisy, low flying planes and shortly after, a helicopter.
Walking further down the river I still kept hope that I would see some more wildlife, although it was nice to see the robins. Other than some more robins, the occasional gull and crow, I didn't see anything else. I was highly disappointed.
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| Some of the path I followed through Cummersdale (Although it got very muddy after this!) |
I realised that the sound from the work on the bridge, the planes and the helicopter could have scared quite a few species. Along with this, there were a lot of dog walkers out and the dogs were barking and running in and out of the water, probably scaring anything else that was left.
The cows in the field next to me were very curious and they watched every move I made. I decided to get closer and watch them for a bit before I headed back. On the way back I saw a wood pigeon roosting in a tree and a couple of blue tits singing in the tree above me.
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| A curious cow |
Every time I have been to Cummersdale before, I have always seen a heron. Would he decide to show himself on the first day I do my blog? Of course not. Hopefully next time I will get to see him or maybe even a kingfisher.
Even though there didn't seem to be much wildlife out today, it was still lovely being able to walk along the river, in the sun, hearing occasional bird songs.
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