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Dodging the rain showers earlier we have just returned from a quick walk around Bitts Park in Carlisle.<\/p>\n

\"Wild<\/a>
Wild garlic sends an onion smell across the area<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What a change in the weather from a few weeks ago when mum was threatening to cut all our fur off due to the heat.<\/p>\n

The heating and fire were even switched back on earlier in the week as temperatures dropped below zero and an overnight frost returned.<\/p>\n

More stinky than Charlie<\/strong><\/p>\n

The warm weather does seem to have moved nature on quite a bit and just on our short walk we came upon stinky wild garlic flowers, tulips, bluebells and a whole host of flowering plants.<\/p>\n

\"Bluebells<\/a>
Bluebells are early this year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We could smell the garlic from a good way off as it spread a strong crushed onion smell across the path.<\/p>\n

Thankfully only a few plants had flowered so the scent was not as bad as it could have been for our very sensitive noses.<\/p>\n

Hidden under the tree canopy alongside the River Eden mum spotted a small collection of Bluebells.<\/p>\n

\"Hyacinth<\/a>
Hyacinth flowers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Standing around 10cm tall the slightly purple bell shaped flowers contrasted against the rich green woodland floor.<\/p>\n

Another strong flower we sniffed today included these hyacinths. Arranged in a small clump these half dozen or so flowers really packed a punch when it comes to a sweet perfume sniffable for quite some distance.<\/p>\n

\"New<\/a>
New noticeboards have been installed in Bitts Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Insects, bees and birds also seemed to be making the most of the cooler daytime conditions as the buzzed and whizzed over our heads.<\/p>\n

New notice boards<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yet more things have been installed in the park since our last visit. \u00a0You may remember that a project has been going on as part of a Roman Frontiers project<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The latest additions include new information boards clamped to carved wooded posts.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The trunk of this tree has been scratched off<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although a good idea in some ways we wondered if they could be read by someone in a wheelchair as they had quite small lettering and they seemed quite a bit off the ground.<\/p>\n

Big rabbits – or a monster ?<\/h2>\n

Walking back over the grass back towards the Sheepmount area and the car we spotted a couple of trees that were damaged.<\/p>\n

At least three, otherwise healthy trees, all in various locations from the river bank, had the bark scratched or eaten off and left on the surrounding grass.<\/p>\n

There seemed to be some tooth or claw marks running horizontally around the trunk.<\/p>\n

If we had been in a forest we could have possibly assumed this damage had been done possibly by deer but this was in the wide open area of a city.<\/p>\n

Do you know what might have caused this damage? Let us know via the comments area below.<\/p>\n

Until next time<\/p>\n

Buster and Charlie<\/p>\n

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