Last Day of 2021 – Netmead
I thought my Ham Wall trip on Boxing Day would be my last post of 2021, the weather still wasn’t good after, but the last day of December cleared for a little while so I decided to go for a local walk, just for an hour to see what was
Late November roundup – Near home
The end of November has been fairly quiet for wildlife close to home. One reason is probably that I’m out before dawn so at times it’s too dark to see much about! I’ve been over Hambledon Hill, across to Bere Marsh and closer to home round Netmead field. It was
Hambledon Hill
We have had some nice weather during September and it’s been good to be out and about early in the morning especially now sunrise is a bit later, less of an effort to get out of bed! I’ve been up Hambledon Hill or around the base a few times hoping
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
Around Home
On my walks round the village either in the morning or later in the day I always like to have my camera as I never know what I will come across. The one day I didn’t have the camera a Fox came into the lane and stopped for a few
Latest inhabitants – Greenway Lane
Moving into August I’ve found the creatures living down Greenway Lane are varying to different species. I’ve noticed a great difference from last year August 2020 of the species I am seeing now as then. The weather hasn’t helped and it is almost feeling as though autumn is going to
Bere Marsh
The 1st of August (already!) and the weather has been very wet at times through the end of July and seems to be continuing, some of the paths I walk on are getting quite muddy. The day before I had decided to head round the bottom of Hambledon Hill and