I’m slowly catching up with the last few months backlog whose very existence speaks volumes for quite how busy we’ve been and how many great days out we’ve had. Continuing in that vein the subject of this latest entry takes us back to the middle of August and a trip Read more…
Last weekend was significant for two very good reasons. Firstly it was dry for two straight days and, if you’ve picked yourself up off the floor and can take another shock, the sun even managed to shine consistently and at some length! I know, we couldn’t believe it either and Read more…
Apparently so! I spotted this little chap sunning itself on an orienteering post along the haul road at Kenfig NNR, not a bad find if I do say so myself. Given the truncated length of its tail I would hazard a guess that life thus far has not been without Read more…
The morning after the day before dawned wet, windy and frankly rather Welsh. What had been a view down to the beach at Praa Sands was now obscured by fog and low cloud with even the car attacking Herring Gulls seemingly having sought shelter leaving my windscreen wipers wounded but Read more…
One of the joys of having our own garden is the constant discovery of new wildlife species within it. Birds are our most obvious visitors but over the last couple of years we have begun to realise just how much variety is out there. Spiders, Moths, Slugs, Foxes, Hedgehogs and Read more…
My final post from Switzerland covers the rest of the wildlife seen during our trip, including two mammal species that are a defining feature of that stunning landscape. The first of these is the Chamois, a goat-antelope animal that’s native to the Alps and is probably best known for the Read more…
Normally when we talk about the reptiles in London it’s corrupt bankers that are at the forefront of our minds. Thankfully the WWT reserve at Barnes has the sort that are far less likely to fiddle interest rates and bring the country to its knees. I am of course talking Read more…
These last few posts have been packed with birds, insects and even the odd Otter or two, but there are still a few things to share that I didn’t manage to fit in elsewhere. Perhaps our most surprising find on the island was the following Hedgehog that we encountered on Read more…
Before I disappear off the grid for the second four day weekend in a row (surely this is what all weekends should be like!) I thought I’d share a couple more of my favourite photos from our recent trip to Dorset. The first is of a Common Lizard which we Read more…
I spent this past weekend up in North Wales on the Llyn Peninsular making a long overdue visit to a family friend who is also the current custodian of my 1962 Reliant Regal. On the journey up from Swansea we stopped off at the Dyfi Osprey project to catch up Read more…