Martin Down

Bird watching weekend 3. Okeford Hill & Martin Down

25 August 2022

On Elaine’s final day of her visit we decided to take it a little easier and after breakfast we headed […]

24 July 2022

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

Martin Down Part 2

10 July 202111 July 2021

After the weekend I decided that I would like to go and see and take some photos of the Rose […]

Martin Down & other places Part 1

30 June 20218 July 2021

The weekend from Friday 11th June promised to be a hot one and it certainly turned out to be that […]

Martin Down

24 June 202125 June 2021

I had a little detour in early June after a check up at the dentist in Blandford, I went to […]

Martin Down

7 July 20207 July 2020

For my birthday on 23rd June my husband asked me what I would like to do. It was promising to […]

Fontmell Down & Martin Down

12 September 201922 September 2019

I have been a little erratic with my blog posts it was all because I managed to get shingles, which […]

Martin Down

1 August 201824 September 2018

On Thursday 19th January we were still in the middle of the heatwave. Getting a bit fed up with staying […]

Visit RSPB Garston Woods and NNR Martin Down

30 June 2017

On Tuesday 7th June in the morning the weather looked a little promising although rain was forecast for later in […]

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 […]