Tag Archives: Spring

Layers of bird song

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Alex White - Appletonwild

With revision done and my graphics project up to date I had enough time over the weekend to get outside to do some photography. In the woods I’ve noticed a melanistic rabbit which I really want to get a decent … Continue reading →

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Is Spring finally here?

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Alex White - Appletonwild

What a change a week has made. Last Sunday I was blogging about snow, while this weekend I was taking photos of hares, Spring flowers and ladybirds. The woodland floor is changing rapidly, from the dull browns of the fallen … Continue reading →

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Snow sculptures and footprints

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Along the footpath between two open fields, the wind had swept the snow up against the brambles causing natural sculptures like waves breaking on the shore. Rabbits determined not to let the snow disturb their daily life, climbed, slid down … Continue reading →

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Spring mammals

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Alex White - Appletonwild

I’ve spent a lot of time each evening with the Roe deer over the past week. As the sun sets it is such an amazing sight to watch as each ray casts a golden light through what will become a … Continue reading →

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Spring Equinox

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Spring Equinox, the time when the hours of day and night are equal and in the Northern hemisphere it marks the first day of the astronomical Spring. Although with todays wind and rain, together with the forecast of colder weather … Continue reading →

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My local patch Mid March

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Out walking over the weekend I came across a herd of Fallow deer, I only catch sight of them once or twice a year but it is always a special sight when I do. There are two Fallow deers that … Continue reading →

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BBOWT – Dry Sandford Pit

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Alex White - Appletonwild

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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First Days Of March

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Alex White - Appletonwild

The first of March is the beginning of the meteorological Spring, in the shelter from the wind and with the sunshine this afternoon, the air held the promise of warmer days to come. Across my local patch, the farmers are busy … Continue reading →

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Signs of Spring 2017

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Something has changed in the air. Imbolc has passed and there are signs of Spring beginning to appear. Snowdrops are emerging in the garden, while out in the wood Bluebell shoots are breaking through the leaf litter, Primroses are growing … Continue reading →

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Catch up with the badger cubs

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Since we found the six badger cubs on 10th May, we have been watching them as much as possible. We are still no closer to working out whether this is just one very large litter or some of these badger … Continue reading →