Daily Diary

In the air the smell of smoke – the wind blowing from the East, so likely to be from the fire on the New Forest....

Another glorious morning, sunny and warm yet again. Heading through the top of light house a Clouded Yellow Butterfly ...

The heatwave continues with not a drop of rain recorded at Durlston since 30th June. Clouds of limestone dust get kick...

The woodland offers a refreshingly cool start to my day following another night wishing I had aircon. A steady easterl...

To the cliffs this morning for a change, the sea was sparkling and the sound of rippling water accompanied me as did t...

This long dry sunny spell is getting a bit boring! However as I wandered westwards across Durlston I was accompanied b...

Yet another warm and dry day, with wonderful clear views over water towards the Isle of White. Heading along Long Mead...

Taking my route along the play activity trail, the sound of Jays was cascading from the Holm Oaks as I thoroughly enjo...

Another warm dry day, though there was enough chill in the air to warrant a jacket, for at least half the walk. With t...

Despite yesterdays brief shower, it did not measure on our rain gauge. This morning’s breeze and cloud was welco...

As I stood and gazed out to sea at Tilly Whim, a dark shape below caught my eye, as a Grey Seal floated just on the su...

As I start my early morning patrol, I find myself stopping to bask in the warm sunshine, as was the Gatekeeper on the ...

It’s a quiet Sunday morning with just the insects to keep me company. My highlight was watching a Meadow Brown b...

Yet another warm dry glorious morning, its almost getting tedious now, didn’t think we would be bored of the su...

Another warm dry sunny day, with Dorset officially in a drought now, the effects are very present across the meadows a...

I get in at 7am and for once a mostly cloudy morning, with the odd patches of blue sky, and mild. This morning I neede...

I delighted in returning to the land of tall meadow vegetation. Both Blackbird and Robin investigated the dry cracked ...

As I headed into the woods where a cuffuffle in the branches of the Holm Oak alerted me to two Grey Squirrels whizzing...

The sea a deep blue, with barely a ripple, as I looked across towards Peveril Point and Bournemouth, just the odd wake...

Howdy, partners! Setting out across the ranch this morning, I brought my lasso and best stirrups to round up a few of ...

It’s another dry and sunny morning; all be it a pleasant and very calm diary walk. In the Learning Centre a Wren...

An earlier start this morning and I was rewarded with some fantastic views of a couple of Sedge Warblers moving around...

Once more the early patrol accompanied by the lower temperatures of the early morning = lovely for now! The sound ...

I love Durlston early in the morning. It’s a calm day so I could hear someone’s voice from hundreds of met...

Another hot day, with the Gatekeeper butterflies flitting along the hedgerow, in the field adjacent Meadow Browns, Lul...

It’s low tide in Durlston bay, which reveals the rich marine habitat below the shore. Past the usual tideline th...

The cloud and breeze brought a most refreshing start to the day. Nevertheless, butterflies were on the wing and there ...

A bit of a strange start, as there were clouds in the sky!! And zooming across were a number of Swallows, the longish ...

Yet another warm day with no rain on the horizon for quite some time still. The grass is all looking rather dried out ...