Hambledon Hill

Under Hambledon Hill

4 May 2020

Into May already! The recent rain has freshened everything up and all the fields, gardens etc. are growing well. A […]

27 April 202027 April 2020

Monday 20th April still on lockdown because of the Covid 19 virus. Once again I didn’t intend to walk up […]

Hambledon Hill

17 April 2020

The middle of April already and the weather is still dry and another lovely start to the day, although there […]

Hambledon Hill – one a day start

31 March 20208 April 2020

The 24th March and the reality of the Covid 19 virus has really started to affect our lives, we are […]

Hambledon Hill

29 March 20201 April 2020

On the 16th March the weather was improving and the spectre of Covid-19 was becoming even more of a reality, […]

Into February

10 February 2020

I’m writing this as Storm Ciara is battering the UK. It’s been a day to stay in and watch from […]

Wildlife round home

3 February 2020

My enthusiasm has waned a little during January, the weather has been challenging and it certainly hasn’t been good photograph […]

Early December

22 December 2019

Well what a month December has been so far, rain, more rain with odd moments when the weather has been […]

Glow Worm Hunting

2 August 2019

What could be more leisurely than a climb up Hambledon Hill in the late evening to look for Glow Worms. […]

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 […]