Saturday dawned  - the new month of May. I didn't expect to be scraping thick ice from my car windscreen in May but that's exactly w...

This weekend brought a change in the weather,  something more resembling the spring-like conditions we should be expecting. That-said there ...

I took a day off work yesterday and I'm pleased I did, as the weather today (Good Friday) is awful. It was bright and sunny but the  win...

I managed a quick pre-work visit to the patch this morning. It was cold, quite bright though, but the westerly wind picked up before I lef...

Ton up at Druridge. Six new species today brings the Druridge year-list up to 100. Not bad considering I only managed a brief pre-work vis...

I took the afternoon off work today and headed for the patch. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon but the westerly wind was biting cold. A ...

At last, some rain. You'll not hear me saying that very often but I think we are all glad there has finally been some. I love the smell ...