The temperature plummeted and anything that had started to come to life was sent back to where it came from.
The trees and hedges bent sideways and gorse bushes flattened.
While I tried to re string the electric fencing I noticed a frantic Robin hopping around the water trough. The gorse bush where her family were hidden had been crushed by the wind and she was unable to get in. Lifting the branches back enough to make a space for her to return I could see that the nest was no longer the beautiful creation it was when I had last seen it. The one remaining chick was gasping its last breaths. What a disaster.
I stepped back to let nature take its course, if Mrs Robin could save her chick I am sure she would try her best. I fought with ideas of rescuing the chick but I think it was too far gone, this happens every day in nature and this time I just had to except it.
The bees, the blossom and all the other young creatures that came out for the brief spring days will have all struggled. Nature will carry on. We may just have to give everyone a helping hand by putting up bird boxes and bee shelters to offer some reprieve from the weather.
RSPB - Advice on nest boxes
Fingers crossed for a fresh start to springtime.
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