Morning walk

Early morning, Hambledon Hill

10 June 201721 June 2017

I’m getting out and about with Tilly early in the morning trying different walks from home, Tilly certainly enjoys them […]

Around Home 10th May

11 May 2017

I walked up to New Cross with Tilly early in the morning again as I was going dog training later, […]

Monday 8th May

8 May 201724 June 2017

I woke up this morning to clear skies, although a little chilly. I decided to take Tilly for a walk […]

23 January 201729 April 2017

Sunrise 08:05 Sunset 16:33 GMT I’m still finding it hard to get out an about for local walks especially in […]

Late December

27 December 201629 April 2017

After a mild Christmas the weather has turned decidedly chilly. Our world has been turned upside down as the Thursday […]

Late November

30 November 201629 April 2017

For a couple of days earlier in the week I was unable to cross over into Bere Marsh and the […]

First storm of the autumn

20 November 201629 April 2017

This autumn has been very special the trees have been amazing and the leaves have remained for a while for […]

Morning walks

18 November 201629 April 2017

Sunrise 07:31 Sunset 16:17 My early morning walks are getting more interesting now we are well into autumn, besides the […]

Barn Owl

16 November 201629 April 2017

I’ve been lucky to see the Barn Owl out in the mornings around dawn especially if it has been raining […]

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

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

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

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 […]