Around Home
On my walks round the village either in the morning or later in the day I always like to have my camera as I never know what I will come across. The one day I didn’t have the camera a Fox came into the lane and stopped for a few
Bere Marsh
The 1st of August (already!) and the weather has been very wet at times through the end of July and seems to be continuing, some of the paths I walk on are getting quite muddy. The day before I had decided to head round the bottom of Hambledon Hill and
Around Fontmell Down
I was woken early with the dawn chorus around 4am on the 30th May early in the morning. There was promise of a lovely day so I decided to go up to Fontmell Down for a change with Tilly to see what was about. On the way I couldn’t resist
Bere Marsh to Hammoon
An early morning walk on 22nd May along the North Dorset Trailway from Bere Marsh Farm, Shillingstone to the Hammoon road and back. It had stopped raining for a while but everywhere was very wet underfoot so I thought I wouldn’t get muddy or wet for a change! I was being
More Hares
I was up just after 5am on 11th May, I had plans to travel a little further than my usual from home walks, although not too far away, on the downs to see if I could get closer to some Hares, of course taking Tilly with me, (such a great
Roe Deer Family
It was blowing a gale and raining on the 8th May and I spotted the Roe deer family in the field behind our house once again. They like to shelter in this field when the weather is a bit rough. I noticed there was only one buck now instead of
Netmead mornings
We have been having some cold frosty mornings with clear blues skies recently. Around the middle of April I took a couple of walks round Netmead field around dawn both frosty and clear. On my way there were two does running across the field they soon disappeared into the woodland.