I last visited the lake area a couple of days ago after an absence of 2 weeks. The purple loosestrife was out on show:

As well as the water mint:

The swallows were still making an appearance and there were a lot of small jumping fish today. A few more butterflies including the usual whites - green veined whites and small whites:

A bar-headed goose who had strolled over from the bird park was making its way around the lake feeding on the grass. I have seen this bird quite a few times here over the last couple of years before it wanders back:

 

By the rivers edge, a heron was fishing with just it's head poking out of the undergrowth: