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St Ives (08 Oct 2024)

Another ‘must’ when visiting Cornwall is St Ives, which has lots of beaches, shops, cafes, and artists plus of course Tate St Ives. Again, the weather was not…

Lands End and Sennen Cove (07 Oct 2024)

Visiting Lands End – the west-most point on the English mainland – was an essential part of visiting Cornwall. It was glorious first thing – clear with a…

Skipton Castle Woods (03 Oct 2024)

I visited a friend in Skipton and we went for a short walk in Skipton Castle Woods. On the way back we passed a field with some very…

Our Common (15 Jul 2024)

Walked up to the Common from the village with my camera, and spotted a Six-spot Burnett on some field scabious. Was also rather then by some of the…

Isle of May (09 Jul 2024)

The Isle of May is a National Nature Reserve and in July is all about seabirds, which is why I went. I went on the May Princess, and…

Dunnet Head (09 Jun 2024)

Dunnet Head is the northern-most point on the UK Mainland – John O’Groats isn’t that, nor is it the northern-most settlement! It’s also another place to see nesting…

Brough of Birsay (08 Jun 2024)

This was becoming a very busy day! The Brough of Birsay can only be access at low (or low-ish) tide, and the warden at the Broch of Gurness…

Yesnaby (08 Jun 2024)

Yesnaby is on the west coast of the Orkney mainland, and gives easy access to view spectacular sea cliffs, plus the birds that nest there. The weathered horizontally…

Hoy Sound (08 Jun 2024)

Our last day in Orkney, and we walked along Hoy Sound, past the Links Battery, to Warebeth and back. The day turned into a bit of a photo-fest…

Guttenberg Castle (22 Apr 2024)

Whilst visiting Germany, Terri had booked us a visit to the birds of prey flying display at Guttenberg Castle. It is billed as ‘The Castle of the Eagles’…