By The Wey – Photo Feature

Published on: 17 May, 2015
Updated on: 17 May, 2015

For readers wondering just how many cygnets we could expect from the Millmead Mutes by “Swan Lock” here is the answer…

It’s a beautiful time down by our riverbank. Try and make some time to enjoy it. Any further photos you get very welcome.

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It’s nine! The question of how many eggs seems to have been answered. She should be one proud pen.

Young children attracted by young wildlife - can't we all remember the scene through their eyes?

Young children attracted by young wildlife – can’t we all remember being in their shoes?

Who are you calling an ugly ducking?

Costa del Guildford. The yellow sand is thought to have given Guildford it's name supposed to have derived from Golden ford.

Costa del Guildford. The yellow sand is thought to have given Guildford it’s name – supposed to have derived from the old English Gyldeford (Golden Ford)…

…or another, less favoured, theory is that it came from prolific yellow flowers in the area, like these flag irises.

Only a day hire boat from Farncombe now, by the, up for sale, Guildford boat house. How sad.

Only a day hire boat from Farncombe now by the, up for sale and empty, Guildford boat house. How sad.

Buttercups, clover vetch in their prime to complete a pretty riverside picture. In the background the "Community Swingbridge" boat and the familiar weeping willows regaining their shape after their necessary severe pruning.

Buttercups, clover and vetch all in their prime to complete a pretty riverside picture. In the background the “Community Swingbridge” boat and the familiar weeping willows regaining their shape after their necessary severe pruning.