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Swallows
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Swallows

9 September 20219 September 2021

It’s now the end of August and the Swallows and Martins have been gathering behind our house for the last […]

Pink Grasshopper!
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Pink Grasshopper!

9 September 2021

I was really pleased to see this rare form of a female Meadow Grasshopper when I was taking our dogs […]

Bere Marsh and Home
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Bere Marsh and Home

21 August 2021

Some of the days of late I’ve been going out in the morning with Tilly and feeling a little disappointed, […]

Around Home
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Around Home

20 August 2021

On my walks round the village either in the morning or later in the day I always like to have […]

Butterfly invasion!
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Butterfly invasion!

18 August 202118 August 2021

On 9th August the weather improved with some sunshine and suddenly there were butterflies everywhere, our garden was and still […]

Alner’s Gorse
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Alner’s Gorse

18 August 2021

I had a recent visit to the Butterfly Conservations, Alner’s Gorse site with a friend in early August, we had […]

Latest inhabitants – Greenway Lane
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Latest inhabitants – Greenway Lane

12 August 202113 August 2021

Moving into August I’ve found the creatures living down Greenway Lane are varying to different species. I’ve noticed a great […]

Bere Marsh
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Bere Marsh

9 August 2021

The 1st of August (already!) and the weather has been very wet at times through the end of July and […]

Marble Whites and other Butterflies
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Marble Whites and other Butterflies

3 August 2021

On my return from Exmoor I was hoping at last to see Marble White butterflies and I wasn’t disappointed. I […]

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Harvest Mice

Harvest Mice

On the 28th July I visited Dean Mason’s Windows on Wildlife to photograph Harvest Mice for a couple of hours. Dean had a cancellation and I decided a little therapy watching these  lovely little characters was just what I needed. They love to climb and are very quick so you have to be ready to […]

Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary and Buckfast Butterfly Farm 2

Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary and Buckfast Butterfly Farm 2

The second part of this post is about the Butterfly Farm which is in a large glasshouse next to the Otters.  The Buckfast Butterfly Farm and Devon Otter sanctuary are on one site and throughout the day I alternated between the Butterfly House and the Otters outside. It was very hot and humid in the […]

Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary and Buckfast Butterfly Farm 1

Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary and Buckfast Butterfly Farm 1

On Sunday 12th June I went with members of Blandford Camera Club to Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary and Buckfast Butterfly Farm, we had a great day the Otters are characters. There were three species the small Asian Short clawed Otter up to mischief all the time and the Large North American Otter and my favourite our […]

Forest Falconry

Forest Falconry

I had a great day on Friday 25th March with friend Judy Vowles who had invited me to join her on a that day. It was a Christmas present from her brother to go to Forest Falconry in the New Forest with a friend where we handled their birds and walked through woodland paths with […]

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Harvest Mice

Harvest Mice

On the 28th July I visited Dean Mason’s Windows on Wildlife to photograph Harvest Mice for a couple of hours. Dean had a cancellation and I decided a little therapy watching these  lovely little characters was just what I needed. They love to climb and are very quick so you have to be ready to […]

Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary and Buckfast Butterfly Farm 2

Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary and Buckfast Butterfly Farm 2

The second part of this post is about the Butterfly Farm which is in a large glasshouse next to the Otters.  The Buckfast Butterfly Farm and Devon Otter sanctuary are on one site and throughout the day I alternated between the Butterfly House and the Otters outside. It was very hot and humid in the […]

Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary and Buckfast Butterfly Farm 1

Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary and Buckfast Butterfly Farm 1

On Sunday 12th June I went with members of Blandford Camera Club to Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary and Buckfast Butterfly Farm, we had a great day the Otters are characters. There were three species the small Asian Short clawed Otter up to mischief all the time and the Large North American Otter and my favourite our […]

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