Daily Diary

With the last day of August upon us already, the Park has a definite autumnal look to it. The hedgerows a mass of earl...

Heading through the meadows the few days of rain have already had an impact. The once dull brown dry cracking paths, n...

A bright sunny morning spreads across the park after last night heavy rain. Heading down through the woodlands to the ...

Heading out to the meadows with blue skies over head, a pleasant light breeze to accompany me. Though looking west dar...

September approaches, and the hay meadows have been cut, now that most of the flowers have gone to seed. However some ...

As I began my daily patrol of Durlston Country Park National Nature Reserve, I was engulfed in a grey dampish blanket ...

Bank Holiday Monday and with it our harvest is underway. The Meadows having been cut are now being turned ready for ba...

The dry weather continues with much of the grasslands turning brown. In places, the clay soil has contracted so much t...

A walk through the Victorian woodland, where the blue sky and sunlight was percolating through the tree canopy, provid...

Off out into the meadows to start today, where Meadow Browns are still abundant, taking flight from amongst the grasse...

As I wandered slowly along the paths I was struck again by how much fruit is on the bushes and trees, with the Apple t...

Ragwort sways in the mornings breeze poking out of tall dry grass. More cracks have appeared in the dry ground along t...

In the early breeze a Kestrel was hovering just above the landslips of Durlston Bay, a wonderful opportunity to marvel...

A breezy overcast morning falls over the park as I make my way to the woodland. Yarrow pokes through cracks in the con...

As I stand and watch a flock of Goldfinches, flitting between the haw covered Hawthorn bushes and a clump of brown Woo...

Cloud cover blots out the sun this morning, it peaks through in the occasional break in the cloud. A cool breeze blows...

A Painted Lady gently flaps its wings as it perches on the purple flowers of the 5” long Buddleia flowerhead. Th...

Another warm muggy morning clings to the park as I make my way down long meadow. Sunshine yellow Fleabane line the pat...

It’s an overcast morning, a sheer change from 24 hours ago! I start from the bird hide, where I find a black bin...

Today is the first day of the Boats of the Bay children’s trail, so I decide to follow the this to see what we c...

Underfoot the cracked earth, dried and brown grass was a little damper than of late, a sign of a bit of dew last night...

The sound of birdsong coming from the Wildlife Area where the bird ringers are at work, adding to the worldwide data s...

Park run volunteers busy themselves setting up for this morning’s event, as I pass through the car park. The ris...

The was sky covered in clouds which were a variety of colours of grey as I took the path westwards, the ground beneath...

Heading out to the meadows I pass Bramble bushes taller them me smothered in blackberries yet to ripen. Hawthorn trees...

The morning after the FoD do, which was such a great evening of ploughwoman’s, some drink and fun. Even last nig...

A lovely fresh feeling morning after yesterdays mist and strong winds, the sky and sea now a gorgeous blue! The sun ...

Starting the walk, it is misty, windy and drizzly, as we will catch the tail end of Storm Floris. I decide to have a w...

A cloudy grey sky greeted me for the early patrol, seems like the first time for ages! In places there were dramatic d...