According to the Woodland Trust, Kinclaven Bluebell Wood in Perthshire is one of the best places to see bluebells in full bloom. I visited a few bluebell woods in the UK, but Kinclaven is another level. It really takes your breath away. Visiting at the right time in spring you […]
What I saw at Potteric Carr Nature Reserve I’ve been to Potteric Carr once before, a while back, so I decided to go again this week. The weather was pretty good, overcast with sunny spells, although a bit too windy for bird photography for my liking. Where is Potteric Carr? […]
POPPY EXTRAVAGANZA – A PHOTO GALLERY On Friday I went to Bubnell village, near Baslow in the Peak District, to photograph a local wonder. A field on Bubnell Cliff Farm has bloomed into a sea of red poppies. We parked in Bubnell village and walked up the lane. Approaching from the village the […]
A visit to the Farne Islands has been on my list for quite some time. We decided to spend the second May Bank holiday weekend in Northumberland. The plan was to visit the Farne Islands as well as the Holy Island of Lindisfarne. We headed to Northumberland on Friday evening […]
We visited Gilfach Nature Reserve ( Radnorshire Wildlife Trust) in Powys, Mid Wales in October last year. What a beautiful place. Gilfach Nature Reserve Gilfach Nature Reserve is set in the heart of the Marteg Valley in the Cambrian Mountains. It is about 4 miles north of Rhayader. Gilfach is […]
NOVEMBER 2018 – WALK EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK CHALLENGE – DAY 1 – more info here It’s nearly the end of November and I haven’t done my monthly challenge yet. For the first time, I went to Sprotbrough Flash Nature Reserve with my friend Kev today. Sprotbrough Flash Beautiful Sprotbrough […]
Bird watching at Linacre Reservoir Bird photography is challenging but so rewarding. I went to Linacre reservoirs with a friend this morning in the hope of taking some pictures of wildlife. It was a very misty and dull morning, not the best light for detailed photography but here are some […]
OCTOBER 2018 – WALK EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK CHALLENGE – DAY 1 – more info here. Getting Up Early We went to see the wild red deer in the Peak District again today, to catch them during the rutting season. Getting up at 6 am certainly paid off. We […]
SEPTEMBER 2018 – WALK EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK CHALLENGE – DAY 1 After a summer break, I was looking forward to resuming my monthly Walk Challenge by going on a deer walk at Longshaw with my friend Kev. We met up in the morning at the National Trust Longshaw’s car […]
MAY 2018 WALK EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK CHALLENGE – DAY 7 Bempton Cliffs It is a nature reserve run by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) at Bempton in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is best known for its breeding seabirds, including Gannets, Puffins, […]
MAY 2018 – WALK EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK CHALLENGE – DAY 2 Warning: This post is a bluebells overload! 🙂 When I went to the Ecclesall Woods last month, the bluebells were just emerging. I decided to go again today and see them in all their glory. And what […]
APRIL 2018 – WALK EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK CHALLENGE – DAY 3 I fancied a local walk for my 3rd day of the walking challenge today and went to Ecclesall Woods. The last time I was there it was all covered in snow. Ecclesall Woods It’s an area of woodland […]