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5 September 2022

August is usually a quiet month in my garden and with the very dry spell it has been even quieter. […]

Alner’s Gorse
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Alner’s Gorse

27 July 202227 July 2022

On the 15th July I went met a friend at Stalbridge in the afternoon for a cup of tea and […]

Fontmell Down
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Fontmell Down

27 July 2022

Another clear morning on July 14th so I went on the other side of the valley from Okeford Hill to […]

Martin Down
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Martin Down

24 July 2022

I went with a friend recently to Martin Down, on the Salisbury road from Blandford, just over the border in […]

Alner’s Gorse
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Alner’s Gorse

27 May 2022

The weather has been a little changeable during early May with some rain and slightly breezy at times but on […]

Hedgehogs and other “family”
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Hedgehogs and other “family”

24 September 2021

Even the garden birds are quiet at the moment, in the morning the Starlings, Blackbirds, Dunnocks and House Sparrows come […]

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 […]

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

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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

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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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