Friday 9th October
I made another trip to Arne today with Judy, we love the place. It is quieter now the holiday makers have mostly departed and most people are there for the wildlife. We were hoping to see signs of the Sika Stag rut but we only saw a stag in the
Thursday 8th October
The weather is slowly slipping into autumn, a definite chill in the air, we have had some heavy rain and the Stour is running high. I took a walk to Norton Woods near Durweston to see if the leaves were changing. Kim and I had a lovely walk we never
Sunday 4th October
Sunrise 07:13 Sunset 18:41 The weather is changing, we have had a lovely week but tonight the rain is coming in, Oh well hopefully it won’t be too bad. I thought all the Swallows and Martins had left us but I’ve just been looking out the window and suddenly there
Visit to Arne
We had a visit to Arne today, one of our favourite places, this time I was hoping to see the Water Voles that have been sighted in the Shipstal Ponds. Water Voles have been in decline for some years in England and have disappeared in 94% of their habitat. They
Trip to Arne
On Friday 4th September the weather looked fairly promising a little cloudy but dry. I decided a trip down the RSPB Arne was overdue. I had heard that there were Ospreys in and around Poole harbour and they had been sited from Coombe heath at Arne, they use the harbour
Mid August
Sunrise 06:13 Sunset 20:08 BST The sun is now rising about the same time as I get up in the morning and the nights are creeping in. Still plenty to look forward to out walking although the weather is very changeable. I think autumn has already arrived with heavy rainfall,
Sunday 26th July
Sunrise 05:26 Sunset 21:02 BST After a lovely day yesterday the weather has settled in for rain most of the day. Yesterday was a wonderful sunny day. In the afternoon I took a walk on Hambledon Hill. It is very dry but there are still a few wild flowers on