PRINKNASH BIRD and DEER PARK

Near Painswick, Gloucestershire

22nd March 2016                                                    Photos by Hetty

A visit with the Stroud U3A photography group to The Bird and Deer Park.

They have lots of birds, ducks, deer and goats, who all want to be feed!

1 park copyDoves

2 dove 1 copy

2 dove 2 copy 2 dove 3 copy

Fluffy chickens

3 chicken 1 copy

3 chicken 2 copy 3 chicken 6 copy

3 chicken 4 copy

3 chicken 3 copy 3 chicken 5 copy  3 chicken 7 copy 3 chicken 8 copy

Ducks

4 duck 4 copy4 duck 2 copy

4 duck 3 copy

4 duck 5 copy

Geese

4 duck 1 copy

4 pond copy

5 goose 1 copy5 goose 2 copy

Peacocks

6 peacock 1 copy 6 peacock 2 copy

6 peacock 5 copy

6 peacock 3 copy

It was a cloudy day, with one glimmer of sunshine

6 peacock 4 copy

Pheasants

7 pheasant 1 copy 7 pheasant 2 copy

7 pheasant 3 copy7 pheasant 4 copy

Swans: white, black, and black and white

8 swan 1 copy 8 swan 2 copy 8 swans 3 copyTurkeys

9 turkey 1 copy 9 turkey 3 copy

There are various follies – some for children

11 folly 1 copy 11 folly 2 copy

11 folly 3 copy11 folly 5 copy

11 folly 4 copy  11 folly 6 copy

some for birds11 folly 7 copy

 Kookaburra 12 bird 2 copy

12 bird kookaburra copy

 

12 bird 1 copy

Fallow deer

13 deer 1 copy

13 deer 2 copy

13 deer 3 copy

and reindeer

13 deer reindeer 1 copy 13 deer reindeer 2 copy

Goats

14 goat 1 copy 14 goat 2 copy 14 goat 5 copy

Prinknash Abbey  is across the valley

The estate belonged to Gloucester Abbey from the 11th century until the dissolution of the monasteries, and monks returned here in 1928

15 Prinknash Abbey copy

The monk’s garden is being restored

16 Monk's garden 3 copy 16 Monk's garden 1 copy 16 Monk's garden 2 copy The first bluebells I have seen this year17 bluebells copy

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