The annual national Big Butterfly Count finishes this Sunday 7th August. Everyone is welcome to join in, you don’t have to be an expert! Here’s some I found in the fields around Paulerspury and Pury End last week. Continue reading NATURE HUNT: Aflutter and abuzz this Summer
“ I’m always either in the wrong place at the right time, or the right place at the wrong time.” I explained between mouthfuls of dense creamy cheesecake.
“It’s like the flower equivalent of the northern lights then?” Continue reading Orchidelirium and Cake
An undulating stroll alongside alpine meadows and a pinewood fringed lakeshore leads to a glorious flower-strewn slope and a mountain café. Continue reading SWISS FLOWER WALKS: Oeschinensee, Kandertal.
A gentle meander on an undulating high mountain pasture though meadows, woodland and beside scree. Continue reading SWISS FLOWER WALKS: Spittelmatte, Kandertal.
The bridleway from Pury End to Whittlebury is a great leg stretch any time of year (coffee and cake from the Whittlebury Bakery helps my motivation!). Here’s ten Spring stunners for you to tick along the way. Continue reading NATURE HUNT: Ten Spring Bowling (along the bridleway)
There’s a buzz and a flutter when the sun’s out now. Follow your ears and focus your eyes to find these on the sun sun, sunny side of the hedgerows. Continue reading NATURE HUNT: Spring on the wing
An innocent-looking furry ball holds grisly secrets! Continue reading NATURE HUNT: CSI Pury End – The Tawny Owl Pellet
A short circular walk starting from Paulerspury through Pury End and The Warren. Be there for the first signs of Spring. Wellies advisable, and snuffling in hedgerows obligatory! Continue reading NATURE HUNT: March Flower Spotter Walk
It takes a bit more sleuthing to identify trees in winter, here’s some top tips. You can find all these trees in the Warren between St James the Great Church in Paulerspury and Pury End.
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A bigger spindrift whirlwind appeared. I flatted down on the scree, braced and ready when it hit. This time I felt the unnerving sensation of the wind pushing against my rucksack. It had never occurred to me that actually clutching the ground was a good idea until I felt the wind levering me over onto my back.
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Continue reading ARTICLE: A Blustery Week (Scottish Highlands 2005)
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