On Friday 5th June I went on an early walk under Hambledon Hill, we had some rain the day before and it was little cloudy and chilly. I’m hoping that some more Orchids particularly Bee Orchids are showing. On my way around the base of the hill on a narrow

A little break in the rain at the beginning of October gave me a chance to go and check out the fungi in the woodland at National Trust Ringmoor just behind Okeford Hill, the ancient woodland pasture has some magnificent Oak, Ash and other trees in it’s 130 acre area

I thought I’d take a trip up to Ringmoor, just off of Okeford Hill near Turnworth. The land belongs to the National Trust and is part grassland but there is some old native woodland including Oaks, Hazel and Beech, plus others where I’ve seen fungi in past years. To look