Daily Diary

My first Wildlife Diary of 2026, and it’s a rather frosty one too, certainly the coldest diary walk I’ve d...

The swollen Wolf Moon sinks towards the northern ridgeline, and the verges are rimed in frost as I arrive for my first...

The sound of Bullfinches greeted me as I began my walk across a frost covered patch of grass. The haunting squeaking c...

Happy New Year & welcome to Durlston! A superb morning for the first in 2026, the sun rising above the horizon p...

A frosty morning. My hands already cold, having scraped the ice from my car’s windscreen. There’s a satisf...

First diary after Christmas! The first sounds I hear as I get out my car are a Song Thrush in the distance, and Robins...

A long stroll towards the western end of Durlston, took me past the old Quarr, where, perched on the long wooden spack...

A thick layer of cloud cover blots out the sunrise this morning, causing it to be so dark still I check the time to ma...

Though we’ve now passed the Winter Solstice, my commute still begins in darkness for the time being, a few deter...

Happy Christmas from all the Rangers at Durlston Flitting across the path ahead of me a Robin its red breast flashin...

What a dull grey start, but out over the water the Peveril Ledge light was showing bright red and further out a boat, ...

The diary starts with another beautiful sunrise, as a Magpie and Wood Pigeons are spotted. Towards the copse the Song ...

Calls from a Song Thrush greet me upon my arrival at Durlston this morning. It chants through its variety of calls in ...

Last night I had the pleasure of enjoying a gorgeous starry sky, under cover of the darkness a Badger was heard scuttl...

What a contrast to yesterday today is, bright sunny morning with a light breeze perfect walking condition. Donning wel...

‘Red sky in the morning, shepherd’s warning’ - yesterday’s glorious sunrise was clearly a her...

An amazing bright red, pink, orange sunrise, cast a wonderful colouring across the sea and park this morning. Again ...

As we approach the winter solstice, my morning commute is now made in full darkness, dawn only emerging as a band of s...

With the clouds fringed with a pink stripe and a strong wind blowing from the sea, I was drawn towards the coast where...

It’s pleasing to see some pink and blues hues as I set out this morning, following a forecast of complete cloud....

I start the patrol at 7am, an hour earlier in preparation for the Christmas Rotary – forgive me with this diary,...

Starting the walk, again the Song Thrush is heard singing away with its different tones, Robins, a Rook and Wood Pigeo...

Yesterday I was surprised upon discovering three Snowdrop stems in flower at Kingston Lacey. Today I was reassured by ...

What a difference 24 hours can make, compared to yesterdays dark cloudy and windy day, to is a bright sunny day with o...

A gorgeous early sunrise with the sky a deep pinky-red, as the sun rose above the horizon, around it the clouds looked...

Sometimes coming back from a week off its like returning after not being here for a year. Things have been cut paths h...

This morning I drive into a very wet Durlston, I get out my car to change into my wellies thinking that all the birds ...