10th January |
Quick visit to the forestry today on a recce trip. There was an imminent sleet shower, hence the bluish cast to the only picture I managed to get. |
They are caused by the grub of a fly that injects an egg into the growing tip of the willow. All further woody growth stops and the leaves pile up on top of each other making a sheltered place for the grub to develop and emerge as an adult fly. |