A blog and photo journal about the natural history of north-west England and beyond
A few highlights from a stroll along Scratch Arse Ware to Seacombe Cliff. With a stiff breeze blowing in from the south-west despite the sunshine a bit cool in the more exposed areas. However, with Meghan in fine form chasing a ball soon warmed me Read More …
An absolutely stunning walk from the outskirts of Worth Matravers along the Jurassic Coast to the tranquil cove of Chapman’s Pool. Fishing boat next to the former lifeboat station – abandoned in 1880 Surrounded by tall cliffs of Kimmeridge clay the “rocks” are rich in Read More …
One of our favourite areas along the South-West Coast path the stretch west of Durlston Country Park taking in the outskirt of Langton Matravers and Scratch Arse Ware is a superb area of meadows, sea-cliffs and former quarries. Supposedly on the increase the distinctive Roesel’s Read More …
One of the more accessible areas of the Jurassic Coast, Kimmeridge has a well deserved reputation for being amongst the best areas of the country for fossil hunting with Ammonites being especially common. We found this one in the mudstone along the shore. Strange to Read More …
Appoximately 1 mile south of the ghost village of Tyneham and surrounded by a tank firing range one of our more spectacular bays …. Read More …