Around Fontmell and Melbury Downs
On Thursday 25th November there were beautiful clear skies, although a bitterly cold wind. I decided to go for a little outing, not too far but just towards Fontmell Down hoping to see some bird life. As I went up Sutton Hill I spotted a few Redwings and Fieldfares in
The New Forest
The weather forecast for Thursday 11th November looked promising so Rod and I decided we would head for the New Forest for a few hours. Of course the morning turned out differently than expected, it was foggy on our journey only clearing to dull grey skies as we got to
Hares and other animals
In the first week of September I decided to head for my favourite Hare haunts, hoping that the crops had been cut, which meant I had a possibility of seeing them again. I stopped in the first location and yes they had cut the fields, but disappointingly no Hares! I
Fallow Deer
It appeared to be a nice morning around dawn on Thursday 22nd April so I decided I would go and see if I could see the Hares before the hedges filled in as the leaves were coming out rapidly. Well I didn’t realise how cold it was and when I
The New Forest
In the middle of October we decided to have a trip out and head towards the New Forest, we hadn’t been there for a long time as it is always very busy with holidaymakers etc. we do like our peace and quiet. When we left home it was very foggy
Deer Stalking.
I was busy in the garden on Sunday and when my friend Judy phoned asking me if I would like to go Deer stalking. It was one of those rare sunny afternoons that we had in short supply this winter. I couldn’t say no as she was going to a