Eden Valley, Cumbria Wildflowers: Where the Wild Orchids Grow
One of the great joys of living in the Eden Valley is watching the seasons paint the landscape. I’m not…
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Rapeseed Fields in Shropshire and the Promise of Summer
Daffodils herald the Spring and these days and Rapeseed the promise of Summer. But this is a fairly recent addition…
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Walking with Butterflies
In the Summer months, just in time for the school holidays; the Natural History Museum in London opens its doors…
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Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve
I crossed the Russian River north on my way to Guerneville and the Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve, Sonoma County,…
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Harbor Seals at Goat Rock Beach, Sonoma County
In a previous post I wrote about Bodega Bay; it’s now time to travel a little further North along the…
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Canada: Bear Watching In Tofino
In the summer of 2013 we travelled to Vancouver Island, where we stayed in Tofino for a few days. Tofino…
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The Isle of Staffa And Its Puffins
The Isle of Staffa is a beautiful and uninhabited (approximately 80 acres) small rocky island off the west coast of…
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Galapagos Islands – A Journey With Unique Animals
When most people think about the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, they probably know something of its unusual wildlife and maybe that…
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Humpback Whales on Stellwagen Bank, Massachusetts Bay
One of my favourite places to be is out on the ocean, wind blowing through my hair, sun kissing my…
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The Wild Horses of Assateague Island
Assateague Island, a beautiful barrier island located off the coast of Maryland and Virginia, is home to the infamous wild…
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Nambiti Big 5 Private Game Reserve, South Africa
This trip to South Africa was two years of fundraising by all the children and their parents to raise enough…
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The Tame Robin: From Victorian Postmen to Quantum Physics
There is a moment every gardener knows. You pause to wipe your brow, leaning on your spade, and suddenly, there…
