Category Archives: Nature reserve

Guest blog from Norfolk

Posted on July 11, 2017 by

Thanks to my Nan for writing about her recent visit to Norfolk After our recent camping trip to the Norfolk Broads Alex has once again asked us to do a guest blog. This trip during the June heatwave gave us … Continue reading →

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State of Nature in Oxfordshire 2017

Posted on March 23, 2017 by

A couple of months ago I was lucky enough to be asked to do a presentation at the Launch Event of The State of Nature in Oxfordshire 2017. We decided that rather than doing a presentation on the day that … Continue reading →

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BBOWT – Dry Sandford Pit

Posted on March 10, 2017 by

As the landscape opens up across fenland, shallow ponds and sandy cliff faces, I’m stood where there was once a warm, shallow sea full of coral, in an area that would have had a temperature similar to the Caribbean. Dry … Continue reading →

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Starlings at Otmoor

Posted on December 21, 2016 by

After the last few miserable days of rain and fog it was nice to get out on a bright blue, clear day. The sun was low, casting golden rays across the reedbeds and reflecting off the water. We had driven … Continue reading →

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The Big Butterfly Count

Posted on July 20, 2016 by

This is the third year I have taken part in The Big Butterfly Count, so I’m now able to start comparing the results. 24th July 2014 – I counted 9 Peacock butterflies, I Brimstone, 3 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Comma. Plus … Continue reading →

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RSPB Minsmere, Day 3 – 30 Days Wild

Posted on June 4, 2016 by

RSPB Minsmere is a nature reserve in Suffolk. It has a large range of habitats including, open water, heathland, grassland, woods and reed beds all hosting a huge variety of mammals, birds and insects. Minsmere is one of the fews … Continue reading →

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Springwatch Unsprung, Day 2 – 30 Days Wild

Posted on June 3, 2016 by

Springwatch Unsprung is not something that I thought I would be writing about for Day 2 Of 30 Days Wild, but yesterday I had the privilege of being on the program. I was on Unsprung to talk about wildlife photography. … Continue reading →

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