Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
I couldn’t believe my luck when I got this trip in Chengdu, China. I’d heard so much about it and had wanted to go when it first came on to our schedule. Fortunately I was not…
The Beauty of Ferns
A fern is a class of plants that reproduce via spores, not flowers nor seeds. The stem is underground rhizome in most fern varieties. Some of the more primitive ferns have an above-ground stem with…
The Crocus – An early celebration of Spring
When Spring is well on its way, the sun is treating us to more and more beautiful days and slowly you can see the changes in nature, trees dressing up with green leaves, and flowers…
The Growing Of The Great Tits
The Great Tit. one of the most common birds to greet our gardens up and down the country. It is wonderful to watch the comings and goings of the variety of birds frequenting the bird…
Deer spotting in Epping Forest
It was a chilly but incredibly sunny winter’s day – the perfect weather to get out into the local woodlands. I had joined a ‘deer walk’, organised by the City of London Corporation, who are…
The Pied Wagtails on the roof
The summer gives way to autumn and the roof visitors take a complete change too. The warmer months bring swathes of Swallows, resting on the roof between seemingly taking relays to encircle the house catching…
Time with the red squirrels of Eden Valley, Cumbria
When I lived in the Eden valley, Cumbria it was always a joy to see the red squirrels in abundance. Gorgeous animals they are and I have been lucky to see them so often. I…
A Lavender Field Escape – A Good Summer Vibe
It was the end of summer and I found myself gazing at a lavender farm in the South East of England. The sight of this huge lavender field in Surrey came as a bit of…
The Wolf: A Brief Encounter, Vancouver Island
A regular daybreak walk turned into a full on wildlife encounter. Then later it turned into a lesson in conservation management. The day before the encounter I’d been chatting to someone and I was told…
Grizzly Bears of Knight Inlet, British Columbia
We’d been a bit worried that the whole adventure would be called-off as the weather forecast was not good. A gale was due to be blowing up to 35 knots up the Johnson Straight and…
The Dainty Damselfly
In late spring and early summer I look forward to visiting the lakes and ponds in my local forest. If I am lucky – and have timed it just right – in amongst the iris leaves…
Sunshine and Sunflowers , The Colour and Wonder
The sight of sunflowers catching rainbow sunbeams through their petals is wonderfully uplifting. They seem to radiate light and colour throughout the summer months. The name is derived from the shape of the flowering ‘head,’…
