Fontmell Down
On the 16th June I went up to Fontmell Down in the morning, it promised to be a hot day but I was pleased that there was a little cloud cover which cooled things on the open downs. I went with a friend who was hoping for tips on how
Under Hambledon
On Friday 2nd April it was a fairly good morning so I decided to head towards Hambledon Hill going around the bottom rather than over the top. I got to the gate that looks over the newly sown fields towards Shroton Lines and spotted a Hare in the middle of
July Wildflowers
I wasn’t sure how many ‘new’ wildflowers I would see this month, many of the ones I have recorded in my previous posts for the last few months are still flowering and I wanted to have the new ones I spotted. July didn’t let me down and I have seen
Hambledon hill
Heading towards the end of July already, I can’t believe it, we had heavy rain yesterday this has been welcome to the garden, the landscape and wildlife. This morning on Sunday 26th July after the rain I decided to head up to the slopes of Hambledon Hill. I have in
Fontmell Down
Thursday 22nd July and with the likelihood of a warm day I decided to head up to Fontmell Down fairly early to see what Butterflies were about, particularly hoping to see a Chalk Hill Blue. I have never seen one before. The first wildlife I saw was a Kestrel in
Under Hambledon
Into July and a nice morning so I headed for one of my usual haunts, a walk underneath Hambledon Hill. Always enjoyable and I never know what I will see. The flowers are starting to look lovely on the sides of the hill, most stunted with grazing but plenty for
June Flowers
Well another month in this unusual year is done and dusted (where are they going!) so a couple more montages of the wildflowers I have seen and taken on my local walks for June. I’m sure I have missed some and many are still flowering from the previous months. I’m