I am visiting Barton Fields for a picture report every month this year.

It was another bright sunny day. There have been many such days since the Lockdown began. The fine weather encourages us to enjoy nature.

During the lockdown there are more people than usual visiting the area as part of their exercise allowance.

The Thames Path leaves Barton Fields by a wooden bridge before meandering round a fishing lake towards the River Thames. More people than usual seem to be smiling or saying hello as we pass at a distance. Somebody said recently that it could best described as ‘physical distancing’ rather than ‘social distancing’.

There are smaller paths that go through Barton Fields allowing more ways to avoid other people physically.

Today was St George’s Day. England’s National Flower is the rose and the path passes close to these rose like flowers – possibly apples.

There are Hawthorn Bushes / May Trees seen here next to last year’s hay.

Cutting the meadow with scythes, and piling tbe hay, encourages wild flowers to take hold. There are many Cowslips growing among the short April grass.

There are many other wildflowers dotted about. I think these are bugles.