Some photographs taken by Danny Howell
on Thursday 13th October 2011,
during the late afternoon, early dusk period,
showing the teasels along the Bourne Ditch,
at Bishopstrow, just east of Warminster.
The Bourne Ditch divides Dairy Field
(to the south/left side of the picture)
and the Railway Field
(to the north/right side of the picture)
at Bishopstrow Farm.
The barns at Bishopstrow Farm can be seen
in the top left corner of the photograph.
Cox’s Drove Wood in the background.
Cox’s Drove is hidden behind the hedge.
“During the winter months of the last few years,”
says Danny Howell,
“I have regularly seen many goldfinches
flitting from teasel to teasel along here
~ a delightful sight I always enjoy seeing.”
The goldfinches are able to penetrate the spikes
of the dried seed heads, thus gaining access to
a valuable source of food for themselves.
Battlesbury Hill can be seen in the
top right corner of the photograph.
