Tag Archives: countryside

Wordless Wednesday – Mapping the distribution of Spittlebugs!

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Wildlife, Wordless | Tagged BRIGIT project, countryside, disease vectors, Photography, Spittlebugs, Wildlife, Xylella fastidiosa, Xylem-feeding insects | 4 Comments

Demolition and the point of no return

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Frogend_dweller

We live near to a fairly large clunch quarry (hard limestone used for building) and cement works, and as with most mining activities, it has not been without its controversies over the years, particularly as the workings have come to … Continue reading →

Posted in Out and about, Whimsy | Tagged Barrington chimney, Barrington quarry, Cemex cement works, countryside, Demolition, Photography | 5 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Sadie, the foraging dog

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Food, Sadie | Tagged countryside, dogs, Foraging, Hawthorn, iPhone photography | 7 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – The value of set-aside

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in autumn, Out and about, Trees, Wordless | Tagged Autumn colours, Beech woods, countryside, Photography, Shepreth | 7 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Linseed: One of the prettiest crops

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Flowers, Sadie, Wordless | Tagged countryside, crops, Farming, Flax, Gardening, Linseed, Linum usitatissimum, Photography | 14 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – A dog’s-eye view of the meadow in May

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Nature, Walks, Wordless | Tagged countryside, dogs, Photography, Sadie, Walks, wildflower meadow | 19 Comments

Farewell, My Lovely

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Frogend_dweller

The Horse Chestnut will be sorely missed by locals, walkers and wildlife enthusiasts (it was a favourite roost for the local Barn Owls). Over the last few years the tree has been throwing out new growth at ground level, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Trees | Tagged Cambridgeshire, countryside, Horse Chestnut, Landscape giants, Lifecycle, Photography, Storm Eleanor, Trees | 24 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – I usually think of my dog as white …

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Walks, Winter, Wordless | Tagged colours, countryside, dogs, Labradoodle, Photography, Sadie, snow, Winter coat | 12 Comments

Wildlife Wednesday: A Slow Flow

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

My daily dog walk takes us along a stretch of our local river (the Rhee) that Sadie loves to swim in, especially on the way back, when she is hot and panting. She’s not the only one to enjoy its … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Out and about, Wildlife | Tagged barn owls, countryside, damselflies, mayflies, Photography, River Rhee, Terns, water voles | 22 Comments

A black and white Brown!

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

This is a Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) and until two weeks ago I’d never seen one before in my life. Don’t they look like those butterfly splot paintings we used to do as kids? Despite being quite obviously black … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Wildlife | Tagged butterflies, countryside, Marbled White butterfly, Melanargia galathea, Photography, unimproved grassland | 14 Comments