Okeford Hill

Circular walk, Chisel Farm

MJane April 11, 2020 Afternoon walk,Morning walk,Okeford Hill

Day seven of the one a day walk, 29th March. The clocks altered this weekend to British Summer Time, I was going to get up early to get used to the time change but my radio controlled clock in the bedroom decided not to change. I realised I was late

Fungi

MJane October 20, 2019 Fungi,Okeford Hill

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

Deer

MJane July 5, 2019 Morning walk,Okeford Hill,Sika Deer

On Saturday 29th June I went up to Okeford Hill with Tilly for my early morning walk. We are in the middle of some very hot days and I made sure we had the walk before it got too warm. I was a little disappointed as I didn’t see much

Misses and Hits!

MJane July 2, 2019 Hambledon Hill,Hares,Morning walk,Okeford Hill,Roe Deer

It’s been a busy couple of days on my walks and at home, sometimes frustrating and then exciting, for me any way! On the 20th June in the morning I went for an early morning walk on Okeford Hill hoping to see some wildlife which was the frustrating part, so

MJane May 19, 2019 Morning walk,Okeford Hill,Roe Deer

Another lovely morning on Sunday 12th May but still chilly with a touch of frost in sheltered places, I ventured across the valley to Okeford Hill this morning and I wasn’t disappointed. A lovely light towards Hambledon Hill and lots of wildlife, a Fox and a Cuckoo in a tree

Okeford Hill

MJane April 19, 2019 Flowers,Morning walk,Okeford Hill

I thought I would take a walk on Okeford Hill to see if the Bluebells were well out. It was really foggy in the Stour Valley and I was hoping for mist and a few sun rays when I got to the Bluebells, but it was not to be just

Bluebell season

MJane April 14, 2019 Flowers,Morning walk,Okeford Hill,Out and About,Sunrise,Uncategorized

On Tuesday 9th April I decided I would take a trip up to Okeford Hill to see if the Bluebells were flowering, the ones locally in the Hedgerows are well out but they are sheltered with a more sunny location. We have had a lot of haze across the valley

Okeford Hill

MJane February 25, 2019 Morning walk,Okeford Hill,Roe Deer

On Sunday 24th February I decided I would have a change from my usual walk. It wasn’t quite so foggy as previous days but still a little murky rather than misty with temperatures of around 0.5 °C. The sky was really clear and blue around sunrise and it stayed that