What a lovely surprise this morning, nearly fell into the ditch, some kind persons have taken our bridge, hope they got a hernia. We had a quick look around the area but didn’t find any clues to where or why it was removed. Bob and Bri
Flowers are great as long as you like yellow, Yellow Bartsia, Yellow Rattle,and now Dyer;s Greenweed, Lady’s Bedstraw, Meadow Vetchling ans shortly Ragwort. When feeding the cygnets this morning, found a lot of large Carp scales on the sand, no sign of a struggle or any blood, may have been caught on a rod and […]
As can be seen in the photos the gate has been pushed through in the wrong direction and popped lower hinge. The gate is extremely heavy and the original method of support was very poor, relying on the top hinge to take all the weight. Bob and Bri
Just a few of the things spotted on a stroll, Bob and Bri
Some animals are on the move others are not, photo taken of a young roe deer, found dead on top of beach on the west side, the cattle fences definitely restrict the movement of the young roe , which cannot manage to clear them. Another photo of a large jelly fish on the side of […]
Had a stroll around Gillies yesterday, primarily to check on the Sparrowhawks. Earlier in the season they were checking out a spot near an old nest, and it appears they have had second thoughts but they are close by, one flew out of the trees and briefly landed on a post before continuing it’s hunt. […]
A fox was disturbed by one of the planes coming into land and as it entered the next field, the scent of a pheasant passed it’s nose and nature took over, but before long another scent arrived, of a human and dog, a lucky escape for the pheasant. Bri
A female Cuckoo was sitting on a post in the first field, being mobbed by Pipits, probably hoping to catch a second brood because yesterday we watched a young Pipit, from the first brood, crash land in the heather, see photo. Today was the first really warm morning and it brought out the first of […]
We have not found any of the usual caterpillars, Fox moth, Garden tiger, Oak Eggar and Drinker, that is until today, a Drinker was on the path on the tip, not in the reserve. Would the lack of these creatures be down to over grazing by the cattle, we will never know. While checking the […]