New Tools

I was so thrilled to be given a new set of carving tools for Christmas – especially as they weren’t … More

Ringed Plover

I have painted two Ringed plovers but my first attempt got smudged (always a hazard with me…) so although it … More

I am fortunate to have heard the cuckoo every year since I moved here in 2008; one year I saw … More

Pheasants are all over the wheat fields behind my house at the moment enjoying the worms, and the males are … More

Back in the summer when I was walking my new pup, I found a roe deer antler lying in the … More

I remember seeing a small group of these one autumn, and wondering what they were as they seemed to be … More

We only have song thrushes here through the year, so it’s always a real treat to see and hear these … More

Long-tailed tits have surprisingly large personalities for such tiny birds. I see them frequently at this time of year in … More

I remember showing my children this bird when we lived down by the harbour in Eastbourne, as they would flit … More

Greenfinches are one of our more common species, although they do suffer with a disease carried by parasites which contributed … More