On Saturday I woke to the calls of several Red Legged Partridge beneath our bedroom window, quickly followed by my sister screeching at frequencies normally only discernible to dogs. Oh yes it was wedding day and for the next few hours the cottage became a swarming mass of women fussing Read more…
Kent is a county that’s never really featured very highly on my list of places to visit, but with my sister getting married there on Saturday it seemed like an ideal opportunity to at least give the place a chance. I’d heard good things from her about Oare Marshes so Read more…
The scarcity of updates here over this last week is testament to the continued disaster that is our so-called summer. It’s rained every day for almost two weeks now and to be honest I’ve had enough. Even the garden is starting to show its displeasure with several plants suffering from Read more…
After the Gull-billed Tern diversion it’s back to Pembrokeshire for part two of our walk around the Marloes peninsula. Part one finished in the old Deer park at Martins Haven and coincidentally that’s exactly where we shall pick things up again. Though the Deer are long gone it’s still a Read more…
You could say I’m pretty chuffed with the photo above. The very obliging subject is a female Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum), one of several that were resting on shrubs around Llanelli WWT on Sunday. I have never had much luck getting close to these prehistoric insects in the past, but Read more…
On Saturday we made a long overdue return to the Gower peninsula to take on one of our favourite walks. We set off from the small car park on Cefn Bryn, known locally as the backbone of Gower due to the way that the large sandstone ridge dominates the landscape, Read more…
As a break from my holiday diary ramblings I thought I’d interject with a post covering the Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies from our little piece of Mull. The moorland and peat bogs there are alive with insect life of which these winged varieties are just the most obvious. By far Read more…
It may just be my personal perception but I get the impression that Butterflies have had a bumper Spring this year. Whenever I have been out walking it has been hard to miss the sheer quantity and variety of species that have been on the wing. Orange Tips in particular Read more…
I thought I’d post up a few pictures of just some of the wildlife that can be found around Rhossili Down on Gower. Although I have visited Worms Head on numerous occasions, the first time I properly explored Rhossili Down itself was a month or so ago when the Woodchat Read more…
This weekend I had a very pleasant reminder of the wealth of wildlife that can often be found right under our noses. As I have mentioned before on this blog my current house backs onto Penllergare woods, the remains of the stately grounds that used to accompany the family home Read more…