Visit to Thorney Lakes
At the end of May we spent a week at Thorney Lakes near Mulchenley in Somerset in our camper van. We wanted to see how Tilly would cope in the van and also we wanted to have a break. Tilly was fine and I’m sure it gave her a little
Visit to Arne
The weather is still settled although rain has been forecast in the next few days so I decided to make the most of it and take a trip down to Arne with my friend Judy to see what was about. It was very bright and but we got there early
Looking for Red Kites
It had rained all the previous night and the weather has become more changeable after the very cold spell but it looked a lovely clear day with possibility of showers so we decided to take a trip out to see if we could see Red Kites. We drove up to
Weymouth again!
Another cold bright day on the 3rd January so we decided to take another trip down to RSPB Radipole and Lodmoor. It was very still so we were hoping to see the Bearded Tits. We weren’t disappointed as we walked along the path we spotted a small flock eating the
Winter is here
The 1st of December and the first day of the meteorological winter and it certainly came in very cold, temperatures outside our house got down to -4C and we woke up to a beautiful hoar frost if a little foggy. I decided to go for a walk round the village with
Visit to RSPB Radipole
We spent a couple of hours at the RSPB Radipole reserve at Weymouth this week We were hoping to see Bearded Tits but as usual nature is not accommodating. It was very cold but there was still plenty to see, mainly species of Duck also Herons and Cormorants besides others
29th November
Sunrise 07:49 Sunset 16:06 GMT A cold frosty morning and as usual Kim and myself are out for our early morning walk. A brief glimpse of the Barn Owl just as it’s getting light at Bere Marsh and then up the trailway this morning to the Hammppn road where I
Fungi foray
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