by admin | Mar 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
Yep, it’s the first day of March, and that heralds the start of meteorological spring. And the signs are suddenly everywhere, not least the rapidly increasing daylight hours. This winter has felt like it has dragged on a bit, so to see signs of new growth, and...
by admin | Feb 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
You would think that my lifestyle would be really healthy, what with being outdoors most of the time, physically active, eating lots of organic vegetables, having minimal contact with other humans – and what I do have is mostly outdoors at the farmers’...
by admin | Feb 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
After posting last week’s blog I was taken to task for admiring “the lovely fresh new growth of the deadly Hemlock”, and featured a photo of it. Jillian, who is heavily involved in the Bury Water Meadows Group, a charity that is doing sterling...
by admin | Feb 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
Well if you thought that the February fill dykes were full last week you were wrong! They are now well and truly over filled. The Stour at the bottom of the hill from us has spilled over into the water meadows creating a huge temporary lake. It’s what they do...
by admin | Feb 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
I know that it’s now February, but before the month clicked over we were already in a February fill dyke situation. The ditches are either flowing well, or if not properly maintained they are brimming with gravy brown water. Footpaths are like muddy skating...
by admin | Jan 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
I don’t half get through a lot of bird seed at work. I have a ‘Squirrel-proof’ 😀 bird feeder that is mostly used by the tits, but is also visited by Nuthatches, Robins, Chaffinches and a Greater Spotted Woodpecker. For the species that struggle with...
