Figgate Park looking lovely today!

Figgate Park is always a lovely park for a walk, with it's lovely wildfower patches and views across to Arthur's Seat in the distance.

The pond swans seem to be doing well bringing up their cygnets this year

and many other birds were busy with their youngsters too - this is a young willow warbler, you can tell it's a willow warbler rather than a chiff chaff as it has pale legs and you can tell it's a youngster because it's more yellow than an adult would be.

The bees were enjoying the flowers as much as we were, though as the sun kep disappearing behind the clouds there weren't so many bees around as they might have been on a more consistently sunny day. This is a buff tailed (or white tailed, i can't tell the difference to be honest!) bumble bee

While the bees foraged, we took photos

As well as the beautiful flowers

there's a new area planted with vegetables in nice circular raised beds

The park looks after its wildlife too, having bird feeders and bird boxes

At this time of the year, I always like to take photos of the water lilies, some of which are beautifully on display

and some of which are hidden away

It's a beautiful place for a walk but it takes time and effort to keep it that way! The Figgate Friends Group are organising a park clean up and litter pick tomorrow (Sunday 5th August) from 9.30-11.30am. More details here.