RSPB Ham Wall

Avalon Marshes 2 – RSPB Ham Wall

28 November 202229 November 2022

After making the effort for the early morning start it was not a good idea to just go home, although […]

Trip to Somerset

4 April 2022

On the 22nd March we had a short trip over to Somerset stopping in a number of places, It was […]

Visit to RSPB Ham Wall

18 February 202220 February 2022

On Friday 11th February we decided to head for Ham Wall, we left the dogs with a friend who looked […]

23 January 202224 January 2022

On Friday 14th January it was very frosty and cold with a bit of fog which we hoped would clear, […]

RSPB Ham Wall

2 January 2022

Rod and I usually stay at home holidays and weekends and venture out during the week when most people are […]

RSPB Ham Wall

23 September 2021

I took a trip to RSPB Ham Wall on Wednesday 15th September. A friend wanted to meet and what a […]

Ham Wall and Catcott

27 May 202127 May 2021

We (Rod my husband and myself) decided that we were long overdue for a trip away from home and what […]

Somerset Levels

10 September 20196 November 2019

As soon as the schools returned from the summer break we took ourselves off in the Campervan. The main purpose […]

Visit to the Somerset Levels

24 July 201925 July 2019

The weather looked good around the 11th/12th July so we decided to take a trip to Somerset in our Camper […]

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 […]