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- Halo around the moon
- Work Experience At CEH
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- If you go down to the woods today – February
- Thermal Imaging Camera
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- Durlston, Dorset
- My local patch over Christmas week
- Question about Roe deer
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- Interview with an author – Papiliones by Jonathan Bradley
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- Quick visit to Farmoor reservoir
- Goodbye Fantastic Mrs Fox
- Badgers are ingenious
- Slow down for badgers
- Secrets of sound
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- Ivy at the end of October
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- The Inner Life of Animals by Peter Wohlleben
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- Cumnor Pond inauguration
- Evening walk end of term
- Questions from some budding young naturalists
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- Guest blog from Norfolk
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First Cuckoo
‘Cuck-oo – cuck-oo’. From up in the trees above the badger sett I could hear the first cuckoo of the year calling. It was difficult to work out whereabouts and in which tree this male cuckoo (only the male makes … Continue reading
Posted in birds, Blogging, Butterfly, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, plastic waste, Uk nature, Uncategorized, Wildflowers, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, Woodland
Tagged birds, Bluebells, Celandine, comma, Cuckoo, nature, plastic waste, Primrose, Three cornered garlic, Wildflowers, wildlife, Wildlife photography, woodlands
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South West Coast Path
As a family we visit the area around Kimmeridge, Swanage, Durlston and Lulworth on a regular basis. Climbing up along this part of the South West Coast Path gives you amazing views over the bays. From Chapmans pool to Worbarrow … Continue reading
Posted in birds, Blogging, coast, nature, outdoors, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography
Tagged ammonite, coast, Dorset, Durlston country park, fossils, guillemots, Kimmeridge, nature, oyster catcher, Peregrine, rock pools, wildlife
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If you go down to the woods today – April
If you go down to the woods today expect April showers and flowers. The brown carpet of winter has been completely replaced by vivid green, speckled with primroses and wood anemones. The first blossom of Spring has arrived quickly followed … Continue reading
Posted in Butterfly, insects, Local patch, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, Wildflowers, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, Woodland
Tagged comma, Dog's mercury, If you go down to the woods today, nature, peacock butterfly, Primrose, Small tortoiseshell, Wildflowers, wildlife, Wildlife photography, wood anemone, woodlands
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Badger watching in comfort
Last night a few of us were very kindly invited to attend a badger watching session. Badgers often visit this garden, along with foxes and deers. During the evening four different badgers and two foxes appeared. Mostly the badgers ignored … Continue reading
Posted in Badgers, fox, garden, Local patch, mammals, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography
Tagged Badgers, fox, garden wildlife, nature, wildlife, Wildlife photography
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Halo around the moon
This evening about 8.30pm there appeared the most beautiful halo around the moon. Today the moon is 91.2%, so nearly full. It rose at around 15.40 this afternoon. I had just gone to let my dogs out in to the … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, garden, Local patch, Moon, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, sky at night, Uncategorized
Tagged garden, photography, Moon, space, sky
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Starlings
The loud, constant chattering means the Starlings have arrived. Over the past few weeks they have been gathering in a neighbour trees, but this particular evening the chattering and twittering was louder, together with the whoosh of wings and sudden … Continue reading
Posted in birds, Blogging, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography
Tagged nature, Starlings, wildlife, Wildlife photography
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Thermal Imaging Camera
Over the weekend I had a chance to borrow a thermal imaging camera. Thermal imaging works by using a special lens which focuses the infrared light emitted by all of the objects in view. The focused light is scanned by infrared-detector … Continue reading
Posted in Badgers, mammals, nature, outdoors, science, Uncategorized, Woodland
Tagged Badger, dog, fox, Roe deer, science, thermal image camera, wildlife, Wood mouse, woodlands
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