Cricket Sticks & Stumps in Dunnikier country park in Kirkcaldy Scotland

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Today we are finishing the second part of our trip to Dunnikier Country Park in the north of Kirkcaldy. You can catch the first part of our trip in Dunnikier Country Park in Kirkcaldy Scotland amid glorious spring sunshine.

As a refresher or for new readers today, you can see from the worldmappin map below, that Dunnikier Park is sandwiched between two industrial estates, namely Dunnikier Estate and Mitchelson Industrial Estate.

You might remember this was the park of the hotel that was an old country home...

Last time we left with us about to go through this gate, or is it a portal to the other side?

Our starting point for today

Rabbits and Myxomatosis

I was pleasantly surprised to see a couple of rabbits darting across the field in front of me, with their fluffy butts running under the hedge which you can see below.

Recently I read about Animal welfare officers have had to put down rabbits after an outbreak of myxomatosis at Dunnikier Country Park in Kirkcaldy

Myxomatosis is a shitty disease Myxomatosis that affects rabbits.

It's transmitted mainly through insects like mosquitoes and fleas, as well as from direct contact, the good news is that it only affects rabbits and cannot be passed to other animals or humans.

If you do see a rabbit with Myxomatosis do not touch it, but call your animal control people and keep your dogs away. They lose their speed and agility so often dogs can catch them easily and then it gets messy.

What's across the hedge, can you guess?

Okay okay, if you said a wee wall, then give yourself a pat on the back, but if you are a pedant... then what is across the wee wall?

Cricket Anyone?

I am sure that the cricket fans amongst recognise the tell tale shape of a cricket wicket pitch.

It looks some seeding of the grass might have just happened as the birds are busy pecking away!

Dunnikier Cricket Club

Well the screens have seen better days and I guess there is not much of a clubhouse!

Walls everywhere

There seem to be walls all over the place around the cricket ground

Not too mention there were trees everywhere, even on the ground as this shadow shows!

Sticks and dogs

Seeing these two sticks on the path, you know they had been dropped by a dog!

Oh look a signpost!

We are here....

My favourite season ~ Sprummer!

Sprummer, have you heard of it?

I call the time when Spring and Summer overlap as Sprummer...

The trees are not fully developed as they are in summer.

Yes it's my favourite season, you see all the trees in their natural beauty not camouflaged with leaves etc...

Animals climbing the tree...

So you see them?

One on each side of the tree!

Forestry management

You see chopped down in the parks quite often in spring.

It can be as a result of high winds rendering limbs and branches or even whole trees unsafe.

Or a disease or infection might necessitate the felling.

Path choices

The great thing about Sprummer is that there are gaps in the trees so you can see the whole scenery.

Can you guess the type of bird nests?

Nature never gives up

Even when struck down she still pushes to survive and thrive...

A gate? A portal?

All of a sudden this gate appeared (actually I am taking this shot from the other side of the park..)

And it led to a parkful of homes!

So that was yet another entrance to the park, but it wasn't finished yet!

Further along the road towards the supermarket where I was heading was this...

Another fluffing entrance!

National Lottery funding

Did you see this plaque on the left pillar?

I do love seeing physical things that our moneywe spend buying lottery tickets goes to!

I like the barrier. I think in the first part of this post series I said about quad bikes and cars and trucks eating up the grass with donut rings etc, so it is good they have some barriers!

Cyclists ~ Ding your fluffing bell!

Did you see the wee creature by the base of the pole...

It was this wee birdie!

This part has taken quite a while to publish as we have now moved out of Sprummer and into Summer, but I hope you enjoyed it!

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