Bere Marsh
On Sunday 9th January it was dry and cloudy, well what I could see of it when I went out in the dark. I drove to the Trailway carpark in Shillingstone, I wasn’t being lazy as the river was nearly in flood and I probably couldn’t have made it across
Bere Marsh and Home
Some of the days of late I’ve been going out in the morning with Tilly and feeling a little disappointed, it’s been so quiet at times with no birds singing or moving and even many of the insects and Damsel flies have disappeared. But today 19th August I’m feeling more
Martin Down & other places Part 1
The weekend from Friday 11th June promised to be a hot one and it certainly turned out to be that way. Rod’s niece, Elaine came for the weekend and we were hoping to spend some of the time bird watching. I was going to show her some local places where
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
Bere Marsh & Trailway
At least the weather is drier and the paths easier to walk now, that even if we get more rain it shouldn’t go back to the almost impassable footpaths for a while (I hope!) like we had over the winter. The trouble now is with high pressure over our area
Bere Marsh & Trailway
On Saturday 6th March it was another frosty clear morning, not particularly interesting for Landscape photography locally so I headed over the Stour towards Bere Marsh and the North Dorset Trailway, I was hoping to see a few different birds, it’s coming to the time of year when they are
Bere Marsh Owl
After a couple of days of foggy mornings on the 28th February I looked out of the window before dawn and saw that it was clear with a frost and slight layer of mist towards the river. I decided to head for Bere Marsh once again and the North Dorset Trailway.