Today's walk was from Maxim Park to Airdrie via a long section of the heritage path along the canal. On a mild, windless day, lots of plants were still flowering including Red Campion, Water Forget-me-not, Oxeye daisy, Hogweed, Yarrow, a buttercup species, a ragwort species, a thistle species, a sowthistle species and an oxbeard species. Fungi were represented by Earthtongues on the mown grass at Maxim Park and mammals by two Grey Squirrels and a single Rabbit. Best birds in what is a fairly densely populated area were Dipper, Buzzard, Jay, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Bullfinch and Moorhen.