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Moving to Natural Neighbours

Hi All, Time to brush off the dust on this old blog! I’ve moved to a new website called http://www.naturalneighbours.net where there will be plenty of photos, news and adventures with wildlife. Please join me there – everyone is very … Continue reading

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New Photo Albums

Turkish photos coming shortly – this is just a note that, due to the closing of Opera, my photo albums will now be hosted here on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/117616373@N04/sets/

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Winterbourne

This valley has a secret. The church has been watching it come and go for almost 1,000 years. A river is born here, but you might spend a decade in these hills and never spot it. Rain is what revives … Continue reading

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Deer-Proof Fence

Sometimes you catch the end of a drama. Sometimes you are caught within it. Today’s lesson: when people divide up ‘our’ land, we can accidentally divide wild territories too. Frosts found the North Downs this week, stiffening the grass and … Continue reading

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The Deep Breath

Would we sense the threat without weathermen to warn us? I think I would notice the sky; it’s changing far too rapidly, sun and shadow spinning about each other. The meadows shine and dull in turn. The clouds are winning. … Continue reading

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