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“I can smell autumn dancing in the breeze. The sweet chill of pumpkin, and crisp sunburnt leaves.”– Ann Drake
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Blackberries, Cornelian Cherries, Sloes, Dandelion Leaves, Rosehips, Wild Hops, Elderberries, Damsons, Hazelnuts, Wild Strawberries, Sea Buckthorn Berries, Walnuts
Tag Archives: Walks
Wordless Wednesday – Fluff and stuff
As I walked round the pond I spotted a couple of birds busily helping to strip the downy seeds (apologies for picture quality – it was the best my phone could do). I looked them up later and I think … Continue reading
Posted in Out and about, Wordless
Tagged birds, Bulrush, Emberiza schoeniclus, Ponds, Reed Buntings, Trumpington Meadows Nature Reserve, Typha latifolia, Walks, Wildlife
6 Comments
A walk round RSPB Fowlmere Nature Reserve, Cambridgeshire
Posted in Out and about, Wordless
Tagged birds, chalk streams, natural springs, nature, RSPB Fowlmere Nature reserve, RSPB reserve, Walks, watercress, Wildlife
18 Comments
A frosty morning walk at RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes
RSPB* Fen Drayton Lakes * The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds is a wildlife conservation charity. Initially, the Society (without the Royal) was an all-women movement created in 1889 by Emily Williamson to fight a fashion for feathers … Continue reading
Posted in Out and about, Walks, Wordless
Tagged birds, Frost, iPhone photography, RSPB, RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes, Walks, wetland
12 Comments
Walk with me – Chalk quarries and ridges
As I ate my twelve grapes to the bongs of Big Ben marking the outgoing year, as 2020 slipped into 2021, my only New Year’s resolution was to get out more and walk. Nine months of Lockdowns and restrictions may … Continue reading
Posted in Out and about, Walks
Tagged Cambridgeshire, chalk, Photography, Quarries, walking, Walks
16 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Looking up
Posted in Trees, Walks, Wordless
Tagged Beech woods, countryside, Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust, Photography, Therfield Heath, Trees, walking, Walks
12 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Ghost Trees in the Fog
Posted in Out and about, Wordless
Tagged Cambridgeshire, countryside, Floods, Fog, nature, Photography, pollarded willows, Reflections, River Rhee, Shepreth, Walks
9 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Sadie and the Daisies
Posted in Wildflowers, Wordless
Tagged dog daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare, meadows, Ox-eye daisies, Photography, Sadie, Walks, Wildflowers
3 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – A dog’s-eye view of the meadow in May
Posted in Nature, Walks, Wordless
Tagged countryside, dogs, Photography, Sadie, Walks, wildflower meadow
19 Comments
Through mud and water to a Gothic Tower
Yesterday we left the younger generation in their beds to take our traditional New Year’s Day walk around Wimpole Park and up to the Folly. The previous night’s heavy rain ensured that it was a muddy affair from start to … Continue reading
Posted in History, Nature, Out and about, Walks, Wimpole Hall, Winter
Tagged Capability Brown, Chinese bridge, Folly, Gothic Tower, Johnson's Hill, landscape, mud, nature, Photography, rambles, restoration work, walking, Walks, Wimpole, Wimpole Estate
13 Comments
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