A blog and photo journal about the natural history of north-west England and beyond
Herb Paris, Gait Barrow National Nature Reserve. A few highlights from a far too brief visit to Gait Barrows National Nature Reserve tucked away on the edge of Morecambe Bay close to Silverdale. With an 18 month old Border Collie for company the opportunities for Read More …
Pied Flycatcher, Padley Gorge – part of the National Trust’s Longshaw Estate.
A superb area of Oak woodland but also ridiculously busy on a warm spring afternoon. Ideally I would have liked to have stayed a bit longer but it was proving difficult to escape the maddening crowd. Read More …
High up above the grouse moors and the first opportunity to enjoy some unlimited exercise since the country went into “lockdown.” After parking a slow, but steady walk led uphill past the conifer plantations, over the grouse moors, past the wet flushes and bogs with Read More …
Watching a colony of Sand Martins and the high speed interaction of the individual birds is fascinating. Although perhaps not quite as glamorous as the closely related Swallows or House Martins the diminutive Sand Martin more than makes up for it with their gregarious nature and character. Read More …
Unable to fly the chicks are totally dependent upon Mum. With the bank patrolled by Herons the young Goosanders have good reason to be wary Read More …
With the Coronavirus lockdown still in force Saturday’s 1 hour of exercise was spent slightly further away from the normal patch and upstream close to a colony of Sand Martins. Read More …
Unsure if it was just nerves but definitely not going quietly …. a bit of reassurance and they were off. Read More …
Over the past few weeks the distinctive call of the male Great Spotted Woodpecker has been an addition to our back garden dawn chorus. With the sunflower seeds rapidly disappearing a bit of detective work was called for …………… Read More …
A few highlights from the weekly wander around Barlow Tip and Kenworthy Wood………. in a few weeks time the small trees will literally disappear like something out of Shelob’s lair Read More …
