Month: June 2020
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23rd June 2020 – Stoke Park Estate, Bristol
It was very hot at Duchess Pond this afternoon. There were lots of dragonflies and damselflies on the small pond and a few swallows and lots of swifts swooping down for a drink on the main pond.
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20th June 2020 – Frampton on Severn
Not Frampton on Severn again? I’m afraid so. It’s easy access for us, being north of Bristol, and gives us a great opportunity to see rural Britain in all it’s glory with an easy walk and very few people around. It poured with rain on our arrival and so we had our coffee before our…
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15th June 2020 – Frampton on Severn
After a weekend at home we felt the need to venture further afield. But after days of inactivity we couldn’t decide where; so we settled on one of our current favourites, Frampton on Severn. Although it is 10 miles south of Gloucester it is easy for us, living on the north side of Bristol, to…
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14th June 2020 – at home in Bristol
Having a break from dodging people and baking bread – a lazy weekend in the garden watching the birds and the bees when it’s not raining (in fact, even when it is raining!).
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11th June 2020 – Stoke Park Estate, Bristol
A robin and a tiger moth visited me in my garden whilst I was tidying the garden (I could hardly call it gardening!) We took a walk in the rain to Stoke Park. We stretched our legs, the grey heron stretched its wings and caught a fish or two.
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9th June 2010 – Stoke Park Estate, Bristol
It was tempting to hang around Duchess Pond looking for dragonflies but a walk was needed and we made our way to the top of Purdown to extend ourselves. It was well worthwhile; the wildflowers were spectacular, particularly the oxeye daisies and we saw a few more birds and butterflies. Meadow Brown Small Tortoiseshell Marbled…
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8th June 2020 – Stoke Park Estate, Bristol
We missed the best of the weather by going for a walk to Stoke Park in the afternoon. When we arrived the “dragons” did not seem to be awake but then the sun came out and there was life. The Canada Goose goslings are still surviving and are so much bigger; certainly much bigger than…
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7th June 2020 – Rodborough Common, Gloucestershire
Rodborough Common on the edge of The Cotwolds is famous for its wildlife. The National Trust website page has this to say about it: “More than a hundred species of grasses and wildflowers have been recorded, including rare orchids and over 30 species of butterfly, including one of the largest populations of the rare Duke…
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5th June 2020 – Framilode, Gloucestershire
Following the advice of a friend we ventured a little further north of Bristol (further north than our last few excursions to Oldbury Power Station on the Severn Estuary) to Framilode. Framilode is a vllage on the River Severn and we walked a section of the Severn Way towards Arlingham Warth. The River Severn at…
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