Stour Meadows
On the 23rd July we had to go into Blandford to pick up something in the town so we decided a walk along the river in the Stour meadows might be nice. It has been such a long time since we had done this with the lockdown so it made
Fledglings
The middle of June already and rain in the morning as I walked over to Bere Marsh, it was fairly quiet, I think the wildlife was keeping undercover, that is until I got back to the footbridge across the Stour to Child Okeford. Lots of action in the Willow tree,
Bere Marsh
Wednesday 22nd April and another lovely start to the day, we are really being treated to some good weather at the moment. I decided to head down to Bere Marsh on my early morning walk. As I crossed the bridge a Swan was heading towards me looking very majestic in
Bere Marsh
Friday 17th April and after it being so dry for the duration of the lockdown there was promise of some rain for the next couple of days, this would be welcome for both farmers and gardeners; it seems ironic after all the rain we had over the winter! I woke
Otter sighting
On the 11th of April I decided to walk towards Berre Marsh, it was half light when I reached the footbridge over the Stour to Bere Marsh. I always go onto the bridge quietly hoping to see something and this morning I thought I saw something shaped like and Otter
Shillingstone walk
It was quiet on my walks in early April and of course we were still on lock down. The weather has been very settled but the clear skies made for an uninteresting landscape. It changed on 7th April when I got up I could see there was a mist coming