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Review Of The Year (2023).
It hasn’t been a good year for me personally. My dad was seriously ill and passed away in July. I spent a lot of the year on the south coast where my dad lived. I did have some breaks from … Continue reading
Wildlife Survey. Stonechat #2
I was out on the Great Fen again this morning for my second Stonechat survey of the year. It was a cold crisp winter morning with frost on my car windscreen. I got to site at 10am and finished the … Continue reading
Posted in Bird, Mammal, Nature Reserve, Photograph, The Great Fen
Tagged cambridgeshire, chinese water deer, great fen, stonechat, wagtail, wildlife
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First Wildlife Survey Of The Year. Stonechat #1
The Great Fen is situated between Peterborough and Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire and consists of two National Nature reserves – Woodwalton Fen and Holme Fen. The Great Fen is undergoing one of largest restoration projects of its type in Europe. I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Bird, Nature Reserve, Photograph, The Great Fen
Tagged animals, bcn wildlife trust, buzzard, cambridgeshire, chinese water deer, deer, great fen, nature, photography, reed bunting, snipe, stonechat, tufted duck, wildlife, wildlife trust
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Mushroom Season Again.
It’s that time of year again when mushrooms and other funghi start to appear. There are several woodland locations nearby that are excellent for woodland funghi. Today I visited Monks Wood with my camera and macro lens. The walk through … Continue reading
First Butterfly Of 2023.
Went for a walk at my local nature reserve today. It was very springlike with a temperature of 16C. Spotted my first butterfly of the year – a Peacock butterfly. An early butterfly on the Great Fen It wasn’t so … Continue reading
Review Of The Year (2022)
It’s official. 2022 was the hottest year since records began. The average annual temperature in 2022 was more than 10C for the first time, the national weather service said. The mean temperature across the 12 months was 10.03C – topping … Continue reading
Latest Film – Fenland Foxes
I spent 8 months deploying a couple of trail cameras at various locations around Cambridgeshire, UK. I found some good spots for Fox activity and produced this film showing the secret life of Foxes. Check my YouTube channel for more … Continue reading
Posted in Mammal, Nature Reserve, video
Tagged bcn wildlife trust, fox, Mammal, red fox, uk england, wildlife, wildlife trust
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Hoar Frost In Fens.
It’s not often we get cold snaps in the fens. We’ve just had one with temperatures down to -6 C. Along with sub zero temperatures there’s been fog which persisted during the day keeping temperatures well below zero during daylight … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape, Nature Reserve, Photograph, The Great Fen
Tagged bcn wildlife trust, cambridgeshire, fenland snow, fens fenlland, freezing, frost, frost on the fens, great fen, hoar, hoar frost, hoar frost on the fens, snow, snow on the fens, The Great Fen, wildlife trust, woodwalton fen
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A Good Year For Fly Agaric
It’s been a good Autumn for the Fly Algaric funghi on the Great Fen. There have been plenty around at both Woodwalton Fen and Holme Fen. Like a lot of funghi they come and go quickly so you need to … Continue reading
Posted in Nature Reserve, Photograph, The Great Fen
Tagged bcn wildlife trust, cambridgeshire, fly agaric, funghi, great fen, holme fen, The Great Fen, wildlife, wildlife trust
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Is It A Wasp? Is It A Spider? No, It’s A Wasp Spider.
Last year I spent a day at Holme Fen in Cambridgeshire looking for Wasp Spiders. These impressive spiders had been seen on this nature reserve and I wanted to see and photograph one myself but I just couldn’t find them. … Continue reading
Posted in Nature Reserve, Photograph, The Great Fen
Tagged Argiope bruennichi, bcn wildlife trust, cambridgeshire, great fen, wasp spider, wildlife, woodwalton fen
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Fen Photos. 