Hi everyone,
It’s springtime and I’m all ready for some new adventures. One of my favourite places is the Dingles, a six acre green space in the Cole Valley that forms part of the Shire CountryPark.
The area is relatively flat, so it’s great for any old pups who has difficulty with hills, though sometimes it can get very slippery when it gets muddy orwhen there’s snow and ice on the ground.
Although it’s only a few miles from Birmingham City Centre, the Dingles provides a habitat for wildflowers and insects, birds and mammals.
There is so much to see and sniff and with each season there are new smells and ever changing undergrowth to explore. There’s loads of critters too. You get the usual suspects like Robins, Black Birds, Jays and Thrushes, but there’s loads more to see such as, Herons, Kingfishers, Woodpeckers and Nuthatchs.
The ground alongside the riverbanks are covered with a carpet of wild garlic at the moment and the blossom on the trees has a beautiful scent. There’s also loads of squirrels and you can watch them as they scurry along the branches above your head. But what I love most of all is splashing about in the river; it’s much more fun than the wash I have to have when I get home.
I’ve made some good doggy chums there too, but I like the owners better because they will give me treats.
Anyway, must dash, loads of sniffing to be getting on with.
Button x
