Okeford Hill

18 June 2021

When I left home one morning at the end of May it was clear and sunny, but when I got […]

1st May

3 May 2021

Saturday 1st May and still we are getting cold weather, it was a hard frost as usual but this time […]

Okeford Hill

14 August 2020

I went up Okeford hill on the 1st August for a change in the morning from walks close to home to […]

Circular walk, Chisel Farm

11 April 202011 April 2020

Day seven of the one a day walk, 29th March. The clocks altered this weekend to British Summer Time, I […]

Fungi

20 October 201926 October 2019

A little break in the rain at the beginning of October gave me a chance to go and check out […]

Deer

5 July 20195 July 2019

On Saturday 29th June I went up to Okeford Hill with Tilly for my early morning walk. We are in […]

Misses and Hits!

2 July 2019

It’s been a busy couple of days on my walks and at home, sometimes frustrating and then exciting, for me […]

Okeford Hill

19 May 2019

Another lovely morning on Sunday 12th May but still chilly with a touch of frost in sheltered places, I ventured […]

Okeford Hill

19 April 201926 April 2019

I thought I would take a walk on Okeford Hill to see if the Bluebells were well out. It was […]

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 […]