The Avenue of Spanish Chestnuts
At the start of the year, we spent a weekend in Herefordshire not far from the pretty town of Ludlow. The OS map of the area was on the book shelf in the cabin where we were staying and I...
Nature
Woodland photography workshop with Paul Miguel
Last weekend, I attendied an autumnal woodland photography workshop run by Leeds-based nature photographer, Paul Miguel. When I used to work at the RSPB Fairburn Ings reserve between Leeds and Selby a few years ago, I met Paul as he...
Have you ever wondered what a baby pigeon looks like?
Unlike the young of most other garden birds, pigeon chicks – or ‘squabs’ as they are called – are rarely seen. This is because squabs stay in the nest for a long time, 4 -6 weeks in fact, until they...
How to spot a great spotted woodpecker nest
We are extremely lucky to have many bird species nesting in close proximity to our house, all of which I listed in an earlier blog post here. This year, a pair of great spotted woodpeckers nested in a rotten birch...
Visiting the nesting birds on the Farne Islands
Back in July, we visited Inner Farne to witness the infamous colony of arctic terns that breed on the island during the summer months. Even after seeing footage of visitors to the island getting so close to these majestic birds,...
Meet DJ
Meet DJ. DJ is a rescue juvenile Eurasian Jay we are hand rearing. Jays are loud creatures with an unmistakable call; they sound like they are being murdered. Luckily, DJ hasn’t learned to call so loudly just yet. His...
Birds nest in my wood this year
Discovering bird nests is one of my favourite spring past times and each year Ian, my step dad, and I seek out as many as we can in the wood. We have a good varitey of species nesting consistently each...
New Life: A tour of the bird nests in my wood
May is my favourite month of the because the world around me suddenly springs into a scene of vivid colours, fresh growth, warm light and the happy sounds of birds singing. Each month, the Outdoor Bloggers community create a post...
Vlog: Releasing Lindy the rescue hedgehog
Finally, after almost 7 months of being in a care, we released Lindy back into the wild. Lindy has come along way since Ian, my step dad and Rachel, our next door neighbour, found him while on a walk last...
Vlog: Catching Lindy the rescue hedgehog on the wildlife cam
I’m very excited to post my very first vlog. I bought myself a (bright pink) selfie stick especially recording vlogs for The Thrifty Magpies Nest and for recording ‘how to’ posts for SocialRocks, my social media consultancy business. In this...
