Daily Diary

In the grassy verge around the Learning Centre picnic area, a small clump of Oxeye Daisies clings to its flowers, now ...

A dull grey and damp morning, but a good one for the numbers of birds spotted, however most of them were in large floc...

I always find it a little hard to get up at this time of year, with the latening October sunrise, before the clocks go...

I’m a man on a mission on this morning’s patrol, aiming to hit the furthest western limits of the National...

The morning emerges as one of quiet air and uninterrupted cloud as I arrive for my morning patrol. Emanating from the...

As I wandered around Durlston National Nature Reserve this morning, the constant feature was the stream and flow of hi...

A bright sunny autumn morning, the bright sunny burning the chill off the morning. Leaves crunch under foot as I head ...

As I stepped out of my front door this morning, a Sparrowhawk flew overhead. A chill in the air, with the low Sun, it ...

My first diary since returning from Mallorca, where I’ve seen Aleppo Pine, Tamarisk (Found here at Durlston but ...

The tumultuous weather of the weekend has rolled through, leaving a steady breeze and bright morning light for today&r...

Pushing a couple of calves out of the way of the gate as I make my way into field 34. Passing peaceful grazing cows ad...

After last nights storm of wind and rain, what a glorious early morning for a patrol, the strong south west winds tear...

This morning’s weather foreshadows Storm Amy’s arrival, with low cloud and high winds buffeting the Countr...

Another strangely calm morning as I took my patrol towards the woods. The cackle and chuntering of a couple of Magpies...

As I begin my early walk a Jay wafts across below the cover of grey clouds, its blue flash on the wings and white rump...

What a glorious late September morning, the sun low above the horizon, a golden glow over the Country Park and Nationa...

A beautiful still autumn morning falls over the park, a glistening due coats the grass under foot, as I make my way th...

It’s a wet start to Sunday with drab views across the pond from the bird hide. Hard to believe that two days ago...

An overcast fresh autumn morning, this time of year really does have the best walking weather, not to hot and not to c...

Opening the boot of my car to let Fern out, her ears immediately prick, I turn to see what she’s seen, to get a ...

On arrival in the park, I was greeted by an unusually calm day for the season, just a faint breeze provoking a susurru...

It’s a chilly start with dew on the ground, though the cloud steadily begins to clear, opening up pockets of blu...

A chilly start under brilliant blue skies, once again the numbers of Swallows and House Martins, plus a scattering of ...

Sweeping across the blue sky a constant stream of Swallows, the sun gleaming on the dark blue plumage, House Martins a...

After yesterdays crashing seas and strong winds a much calmer patrol this morning in the early sunshine. Down to the c...

Shafts of sunlight emerging between the thickening layer of grey cloud, the beams highlighting the wonderful colours o...

It’s a beautiful sunny morning as I enter to do my first Diary in a fair while. Here I can hear many a Robin, a ...

Entering the bird hide I managed to avoid a spider web strand. Just as I thought there was little to see, a Roe Deer, ...

The wind fights against me as I head through the meadows. Hawthorn leaves are starting to turn brown along the edges, ...

The sound of cows mooing accompanied my wander towards where they are, the gates, electric fence and trough checked an...