THE HIDE – LEAP OF FAITH
The rat pack have made a return , and now they have learnt a new trick , jumping into fresh air . And they are getting a fair distance , […]
THE HIDE = CLOSE ENCOUNTERS
Here’s a photo from today at the Meadow Ponds , and a very close up and personal encounter with a lovely Robin , heres the full story of the Robin….. […]
BIRDS K – Z
KINGFISHERAlcedo atthis LINNETCarduelis cannabina LONG-TAILED TITAEGITHALOS CAUDATUS NUTHATCHSitta europaea MAGPIEPica pica MARSH TITPoecile palustris PHEASANTPhasianus colchicus PIED WAGTAILMotacilla alba RAVENCorvus corax RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGEAlectoris rufa REDWINGTurdus iliacus ROBINErithacus rubecula SONG THRUSHTurdus […]
BIRDS A- J
BEARDED TITPanurus biarmicus BLACKBIRDTurdus merula BLACKCAPSylvia atricapilla BLUE TITCyanstes caeruleus BRAMBLINGFringilla montifringilla BULLFINCHPyrrhula pyrrhula CHAFFINCHFringilla coelebs CHIFFCHAFFPhylloscopus collybita CROWCorvus corone CUCKOOCuculus canorus COLLARED DOVEStreptopelia decaocto CORN BUNTINGEmberiza calandra DUNNOCKPrunella modularis […]
THE HIDE – THE SHY ONE
Here is an image of a Robin at the Meadow Ponds , he seemed a little shy and bashful…….. here is the full story of the Robin The Robin – […]
THE HIDE – NATURES HARVEST
Here’s a photo from the hide yesterday , a cheeky but cute Bank vole , with a rather healthy diet of nuts and berries……………..here’s the full story of my new […]
WILDLIFE – THE CHIFFCHAFF
The Chiffchaff – Phylloscopus collybita The Chiffchaff , Phylloscopus collybita is a small leaf warbler, with a plain olive green plumage with brown hints and buff underparts. Chiffchaffs are almost […]
WHATS ON – WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2026
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 Dates : 16 October […]
BUTTERFLY & MOTHS
PEACOCKInachis io ORANGE TIPAnthocharis cardamines SPECKLED WOODPararge Algeria RED ADMIRAL Venessa atalanta WOOD WHITELeptidea sinapis LARGE WHITEPieris brassicae BROWN ARGUSAricia agestis MEADOW BROWNManiola jurtina PAINTED LADYVanessa cardui CHALK HILL BLUEPolyommatus […]
BIRDS OF PREY
BARN OWLTyto alba BUZZARDButeo buteo KESTRELFalco tinnuncls LONG EARED OWLAsio otus MERLINFalco columbarius RED KITEMilvus milvus SNOWY OWLBubo scandiacus THE SHORT EARED OWLAsio flammeus SPARROWHARKAccipiter nisus TAWNY OWLStrix aluco HOBBYFalco […]
THE HIDE – RAIN
Yes , ok guilty as charged . I’m starting with the weather once again and at last ……… we have rain ! Right now that’s out of the way lets […]
MAMMALS
BADGERMeles meles FOXVulpes vulpes OTTERLutra lutra PINE MARTENMartes martes STOATMustela erminea WEASELMusrela nivalis GREY SQUIRRELSciurus carolinensis RED SQUIRREL Sciurus vulgaris BROWN RATRattus norvegicus HARVEST MOUSEMicromys minutus WATER VOLEArvicola amphibius WOOD […]
WILDFOWL
MUTE SWANCygnus olor CANADA GOOSEBranta canadensis GREYLAG GOOSEAnser anser COOTFulica atra MOORHENGallinula chloropus GREY HERONArdea Cinerea CORMORANTPhalacrocorax carbo GUILLEMOTUria Alger PUFFINFratercula artica BLACK-HEADED GULLChroicocephalus ridibundus HERRING GULLLarus argentatus REDSHANKTringa tetanus […]
WILDLIFE – PINE MARTEN
The Pine Marten – Martes martes by Graham Stewart Once extremely common in Britain, The Pine Marten was persecuted to near extinction, by 1915 only small pockets of them remained. […]
THE HIDE – IT’S COOL
Finally change in the weather and a little relief from the constant scorching hot temperature , we have even experienced a little rain ! ( possibly less than 1mm but […]
THE HIDE – TRAIL CAMERA
Wow, where has the time gone , August already and here in the uk we are still in the grip of an extended period of hot weather. The occasional water […]
