Daily Diary

Clear blue skies with fantastic views towards Poole, Bournemouth and Isle of White, though the price for this is a big...

A still sunny morning, with the songs of Robins and Great Tits filling the air as I pass through the car park. Halfway...

Starting off a changing my shoes, many birds can be heard – Blue Tit, Robins, Crows and Jackdaws above, Great Ti...

A rare sunny morning, with only one grey cloud marking the blue sky. The singsong tune of a Song Thrush accompanies me...

The sound of Goldfinches tinkling from the top of the Sycamore tree greeted me as I began my patrol, the colours being...

A wonderful start to the day, a slither of gold in the sky where the sun was easing its rays through a gap in the clou...

It’s a morning of bird sounds today, maybe spring is starting to get on it’s way? Or is this a false sprin...

A fairly bright start to the day, as I looked up a couple of Herring Gulls were passing over, their white wings showin...

My first Diary in a while and we are well into the last month of winter now, whilst Dry-stone walling with work party ...

Near the car parks an unseen Song Thrush performed in remix of much varied sound samples. A Goldfinch quartet land amo...

A bright sunny morning! Heading out along Long Meadow with clear views over Old Harry and Poole further out. Poking ou...

As I headed out to the sound of drops of rain landing in the puddles and splashing off the ground I was greeted by the...

Cheery red-faced Goldfinch decorate the scrub; reflecting that of the remaining crimson Haws. The collective noun for ...

Donning new wellies to give them a proper Durlston christening, I head out through the sodden meadows. To make a chang...

After a week of tempestuous weather, I’m greeted this morning by a faint breeze and a sky washed with orange and...

What a glorious morning, with some patches of blue showing and just a gentle breeze. As the sun rose it provided a sof...

I had the inevitable Grey Squirrels and Wood Pigeon encounters before entering castle wood. Here a trail of woodchip a...

A heavy downpour makes it a little hard for me to set out this morning, but by luck, the rain stops as I step outside....

Chaos on the Dorset roads this morning as Storm Chandra inundated the rivers of Purbeck, with nearly 30mm of rainfall ...

What a pleasant surprise, to undertake my morning patrol in dry and quite bright weather! I was drawn to the cliffs,...

As I headed off towards the woodland, I was stopped by the sight of a dark thrush disappearing amongst the spiky twigs...

A brighter arrival in the Country Park this morning, with pink-tinged cirrus clouds scudding across the sky, propelled...

A wonderful blustery morning, with a strong south easterly blowing across the Country Park National Nature Reserve. ...

Even from the car park I could hear waves licking the cliff foot and shifting boulders. Amongst the skeletal trees the...

What a difference a day makes... yesterday’s clear but breezy weather has been replaced by a markedly damper sou...

After a few days away from the Country Park, it’s a treat to arrive to a clear dawn, the fierce orb of the risin...

Damp and dull conditions again the early feature, a carpeting of the cloud hanging over the meadows, the ground squidg...

It’s damp and dull morning, perfect conditions for a fungal foray. On the Timeline, a Red Cage Fungus has expand...

A pleasant sunny January morning falls over the park as I make my way down the timeline. Halfway down I spot the Red ...

I get on with my walk and it starts raining as the first shower passes above. I head towards the Lighthouse road path ...