RSPB Ham Wall

Avalon Marshes 15th-17th May

21 May 201921 May 2019

We decided it was time to get away in the Camper van for a couple of days while the weather […]

Avalon Marshes Gallery

21 May 2019

Gallery of some of the images taken on our visit to the Somerset Levels from the 15th-17th May. Four Spot […]

Avalon Marshes Sept 18 Part 2

22 September 201824 September 2018

Carrying on from my last post from the Avalon Marshes – Avalon Marshes Sept 18 Part 1 we spent the next […]

Avalon Marshes Sept 2018 Part 1

10 September 201822 September 2018

We took some time away from home to visit the Somerset Levels early in September. We stayed on two sites […]

Marsh Harriers

4 December 2017

On the same day as we went on the Wildlife in Somerset tour we stopped off at RSPB Ham Wall […]

6 November 2017

We took a friend to Somerset recently to leave Timber her dog for a couple of nights at a boarding kennels. […]

A quick trip to Somerset

24 June 201724 June 2017

On the 13th June we decided to get away for a short break staying a couple of nights at Garslade […]

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 […]