Glow Worm Hunting
What could be more leisurely than a climb up Hambledon Hill in the late evening to look for Glow Worms. My friend and I decided to go up the hill around 8.30pm and wait until dark to look for these creatures on 27th July. The weather looked good and we
Hambledon and Hod Hill
In the last week I have had a couple of walks up Hambledon Hill, one sunrise and one sunset and also a walk on Hod Hill for sunrise. Everywhere is looking lovely and green now although the Ash trees are still leafing up. The weather has been glorious at times
More Wildlife sightings and the Moon!
I’ve put a picture of the moon on here as we were expecting to see an eclipse and a Red Blood moon on Friday 27th July but it wasn’t to be as our heatwave decided to break on the Friday and the clouds rolled in making it impossible to see,
Around Home
I haven’t been very far in the last week or so, the weather has been very hot and bright and I have to admit it doesn’t agree with me so I stay indoors until it cools down in the evening. But Tilly and I still enjoy our early morning walks,
Late November
For a couple of days earlier in the week I was unable to cross over into Bere Marsh and the trailway because of the floods. The Stour flooded up to the Trailway but luckily Bere Marsh Farm was well above the waters. The afternoon after the storms was sun with cloud. I
Mid August
Sunrise 06:00 Sunset 20:25 BST I’m out before the sunrise now, the nights are also drawing in towards autumn. The fruits are beginning to ripen and the harvest is well on the way to being completed. The weather has been behaving itself and at times it has been very hot.
Friday 5th August
We are still getting regular visits from the hedgehogs, using my camera I can keep an eye on them. There appears to be movement throughout the night until just before dawn and by that time all the food is gone. It is very difficult to identify the different ones when
Into August!
Sunrise 05:37 Sunset 20:52 BST We are now into harvest time and quite often I see the combines working in the fields getting in the grain harvest. Although August has started with heavy rain, which was much needed, we could do with a little more summer! I managed a walk up