A blog and photo journal about the natural history of north-west England and beyond
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 …
Padley Gorge, Derbyshire One of our favourite springtime walks. On a quiet day in mid-May its not too difficult to imagine Ents roaming the ancient Oak & Birch woodland. The almost mystical atmosphere is further enhanced by the waterfalls and presence of the uncommon Redstart Read More …
Burbage Brook at the northern entrance to Padley Gorge……………..great to see several Pied Flycatchers amongst the early arrivals whilst exploring the Derbyshire woodlands. Read More …
Pied Flycatcher (male) With rain and and a nagging cold north-westerly wind replacing April’s early warmth its not been particularly good weather for trying to photograph or see anything over the past couple of weeks. However this morning the showers were forecasted to die out Read More …