April has seen lots of sunshine, the days are longer and brighter, and definitely getting slightly warmer.
The yew tree is definitely looking it's best against the sunny blue skies.
And the rest of the trees are looking quite magnificent now too.
Everywhere you look there's new life bursting through, from the blossom on the willows to the new shoots on the hawthorns.
One of my first visits of the month took me past the pond and along the path leading up the valley.
The path follows a little stream which is fairly well hidden in the trees, but on hearing a bit of a commotion coming from the undergrowth I battled my way through the branches to investigate.
So I made a hasty retreat and left them in peace.
There isn't a lot of fungus there now, but what there is can be quite eye catching in the evening light.
And there's also lots of bittercress around now. Though the flowers can be tough to chew, the tender leaves are suitable for a salad and have tons of vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, beta-carotene, and antioxidants.
And not only does spring look beautiful, the sounds are beautiful too.
But as always the highlight of the month has been the birds.
The dunnocks were plentiful as usual.
On my final visit of the month I was amazed by the amount of work that Welcome to Our Woods and the Rhondda Skyline Project had done on the old brewery site. This short video shows the transformation in just a couple of weeks.
Cwmsaerbren woods in April.
Just Beautiful. ❤