Cirl Bunting Update – November 2014 – Stuart Croft
Cirl Bunting Update 2014 For those of you who have followed the progress of these little birds over the last few years, you will have seen that their fortunes can at times...
Category: Nature Notes
Nature Notes – October 2014 – Sarah E Vandome
“What’s the point of wasps?” is a question, not infrequently asked by people attempting to relax on the beach with an ice cream, in the beer gardens, or over a delightful cream...
Nature Notes – September 2014 – Sarah Vandome
The last thing one might expect to see wandering down the booze aisle in Ralph’s Store, Portscatho, would be an Elephant hawkmoth caterpillar. Nevertheless, there one was, slowly making its way in...
Nature Notes – August 2014 – Sarah E Vandome
Primeval hunters are patrolling the hot and humid landscape, while chirping grasshoppers and other potential prey keep a low profile in the undergrowth. It’s only a matter of time before some of...
Nature Notes – July 2014 – Sarah E Vandome
Enjoy a footpath walk along our many hedgerows and woodland edges that take you through beautiful countryside, and at this time of year you can hardly fail to notice just how many...
Nature Notes – June 2014 – Sarah E. Vandome
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Hedgrows and cliff paths exploding with flora and lush green fresh foliage, bejewel our stunning landscape vistas. The door into summer has, apparently, already...
Nature Notes – April 2014 – Sarah E. Vandome
The Roseland peninsula does not cover many square miles, but it is quite possible to live a whole life here without familiarity with it all: cliff paths overlooking inaccessible beaches, the inland...
Nature Notes – March 2014 – Sarah E Vandome
Storms with rain and hail have characterized much of the last few weeks. Raging seas have moved great quantities of sand from one beach to the next, battering sea life and making...
Nature Notes – February 2014 – Sarah E Vandome
On a windy, rainy, weathery circuitous walk from Gerrans to Percuil, one day, I counted some 30 bird species with little effort in spotting them. A recent survey of National Trust land...
Nature Notes – January 2014 – Sarah E Vandome
You’ve celebrated Christmas, partied-in the New Year, and consumed practically your own weight in rich food and drink. What better way to shed some excess pounds than by taking a long walk...