Greenway Lane
Some warmer weather in early June at last so I have been walking down our local lane to see what creatures I can find in the grass and hedgerows. There doesn’t appear to be the abundance of insects like last year or it’s maybe I’ve been too eager to go
Morning Dew
There’s nothing more I enjoy in the summer months than a walk through the meadows early in the morning when the dew is on the grass, it means there is a chance to see roosting insects waiting for the sun to dry them out before they fly off. We haven’t had
Martin Down
I had a little detour in early June after a check up at the dentist in Blandford, I went to Martin Down reserve off the Salisbury road for a couple of hours. The butterflies have been reluctant to make an appearance locally but with some better weather I was hoping
Judy’s for tea!
I always enjoy going to my friend Judy for a cup of tea! She only lives a couple of hundred yards from me in the same street but her garden is so different from my own. Mine is open onto fields, whilst Judy’s is a little reserve all on it’s
Home & Near Home!
Even though it is much more difficult to spot the birds now with all the growth that has occurred in the last little while, I still have had a few sightings in early June on my early morning walks and at home. I’ve seen the Little Egret in Netmead field
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
Okeford Hill
When I left home one morning at the end of May it was clear and sunny, but when I got to the top of Okeford hill the mist was drifting in across the Blackmore Vale, it was as always a lovely view. There is a large field of Rape at
After Dark!
The long grass behind our garden has recently been cut for silage, it was very long and almost impossible to see anything in the field, so as soon as it was cut and harvested I decided to put my Trail camera out, pointed it towards the field to see what