Stour Meadows
On the 29th December Rod and I had to go into Blandford so it was a good chance to have a walk along the Stour Meadows to see what was about, hopefully to see some Otters. We were not lucky this time but it didn’t really matter as always there
First storm of the autumn
This autumn has been very special the trees have been amazing and the leaves have remained for a while for us to enjoy the colours. Last night autumn arrived with vengeance in the guise of storm Angus, we knew it was going to be bad because it had a name!
Walton Hill – Somerset
We went for a trip to Somerset on 13th July to Somerset and we stopped off on Walton Hill. Walton Hill is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Street at the south-eastern end of the Polden Hills. It is a ridge of chalky grassland which overlooks the Somerset
Visit to Arne – July 7th
We took a trip down to Arne, the main reason was for our friend Judy who has a new camera and wanted to test it out! We were quite happy to go as there is always something to see. We walked above Shipstal beach and there was some activity in
Blandford Otters – 30th June
Our friend Judy phoned early in the morning to say she was going into Blandford and would we like to see if we could see the Otters. We had such a great time the week before we didn’t think we could be so lucky again. But as soon as we
Blandford Otters – 22nd June
We had to go into Blandford for some shopping so a good chance to take the camera and look for Otters. The weather wasn’t too special and it was raining at times but we thought we would just see if there was anything about. We were the only ones out
Nocturnal encounters and other things.
Sunrise 08:07 Sunset 16:04 GMT I have to look at the positives of the darker mornings, no chance for photography but I’m seeing another side to the wildlife on my early morning walk with Kim. Lucy has decided it’s to early for an old lady of 17 so she is
Friday 10th July
We had to take our car to be serviced so while we were out we decided to take a detour to Radipole Lake in Weymouth. We wanted to take a look at the farthest hide on the reserve, the North hide to see what was about. When we got there