Light Rain
The first drops of light rain had started to fall as I headed out this morning. Occasional delicate drops spotted my waterproof coat as I walked. Large enough to leave a mark but…
Mini Heatwave
After waxing lyrical on the death of summer in my last post (Summer Has Gone). I’ve been made to look a fool as England has been hit by a mini heatwave, by 8…
Misty Morning on the Patch
Not much in the way of writing today instead a number of photos from yesterday morning on the patch. Misty Morning on the Patch In what can only be described as a glorious…
Tring Museum and Tring Park
With the summer holidays now well under way we have managed to have our first outing, a trip to the Zoological Museum at Tring (Hertfordshire). Also known as the natural history museum at…
Lack of waterbird diversity on lodge lake
I keep wondering why there are only really Mallards, Canada Geese and Mute Swan on Lodge Lake, Great Holm, Milton Keynes. Or rather why the few other species of waterfowl that do stop…