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Jan 23, 2019
Muntjac Visitors with Reed Bunting and Tawnies…..
I am always surprised to see Muntjac at Yew View… for two reasons. There are not many obvious laces where they can get in, apart from...


Jun 30, 2016
#30DaysWild – Day 30 A Yew View catch-up!
Well, what with me away in Shetland for 10 days, it has been over 2 weeks since I have been at Yew View. As you can imagine, with all the...

Jun 28, 2016
#30DaysWild – Day 29 What a Week! Photographic Highlights of ‘Ultimate Shetland & b
I have had a chance today, to look through some of the images that I took last week. Leading the tour with Hugh, I did not take as many...


Jun 28, 2016
#30DaysWild – Day 28 What Busy Feeders!
Normally, at this time of year, I feed less food to the birds, but the feeders seem as busy as ever! There are lots of fledglings around...


Jun 27, 2016
#30DaysWild – Day 27 Drinker Moth Caterpillar Find
Today, I was out with a Year 6 group today, we were searching the grassland and woods for different interesting items that younger...

Jun 26, 2016
#30DaysWild – Day 26 Ultimate Shetland: Hillswick Hair-Straightening Fund Raiser!
Whilst on my tour with Hugh Harrop and Shetland Wildlife, I was lucky enough to meet one of Hugh’s other guides, Tim Stenton. Tim leads...

Jun 25, 2016
#30DaysWild – Day 25 Ultimate Shetland: Shetland Bumble Bee
I have been keeping an eye out, whilst in Shetland, for the Shetland Bumble Bee. I was hoping to capture some good photos, but the winds...

Jun 24, 2016
#30DaysWild – Day 24 Ultimate Shetland: Dramatic Eshaness & farewells
The final day of our Ultimate Shetland tour dawned and we jumped in the minibuses to head up to the dramatic cliffs of Eshaness. This...

Jun 23, 2016
#30DaysWild – Day 23 Ultimate Shetland: Flower Meadows & Mousa Petrels
What an incredible morning! Shetland really specialises in huge skies and this morning was a wonderfully still morning with clear blue...

Jun 22, 2016
#30DaysWild – Day 22 Ultimate Shetland: Fetlar Phalaropes
An early start and we headed to the ferry from Unst to head to Fetlar. Fetlar is known as the “Garden of Shetland” due to it being by far...

Jun 20, 2016
#30DaysWild – Day 20 Ultimate Shetland 2: A Wonderful Otter Encounter!
A rather grey morning greeted us this morning, but we could hardly complain after the spectacular weather we had yesterday. Loading up,...

Jun 19, 2016
#30DaysWild – Day 19 Ultimate Shetland 1
There seemed to be something wrong this morning when we headed outside ….. the was no wind! Since I have arrived on Shetland, there has...


Jun 18, 2016
#30DaysWild – Day 18 Start of ‘Ultimate Shetland’ Tour
Possibly one of the best places to be for the #30DaysWild, in the UK, is Shetland! Today my ‘Ultimate Shetland’ Tour with Shetland...


Jun 18, 2016
#30DaysWild – Day 17 Finding an Otter
Shetland is one of the best place in the UK to photograph otter. The population of Eurasian otters here in Shetland is approximately 12%...


Jun 16, 2016
#30DaysWild – Day 16 Inspirational Photography
I love spending time watching wildlife and if I have the opportunity to be outside with my camera, then there is little that beats it,...


Jun 15, 2016
#30DaysWild – Day 15 Ten Days in Glorious Shetland!
I write, tonight, in Shetland… one of my favourite places! This is the third time I have visited these wonderful islands and this year, I...


Jun 14, 2016
#30DaysWild – Day 14 – Bees in the Curriculum
Yesterday’s blog post was about the interest the kids have in our solitary bee hotel at school. I am keen to produce some materials that...


Jun 12, 2016
#30DaysWild – Day 12 Slug City
With all the rain this last week, my garden is looking rather soggy and the slugs are loving it! I struggle keeping the enormous amounts...


Jun 11, 2016
#30DaysWild – Day 11 The Rat Clean-up Squad
Feeding the birds can be a messy business. The birds can spread the food as they eat and squabble over the seeds. Larger birds, such as...


Jun 10, 2016
#30DaysWild – Day 10 Fledgling Friday
It is always rather strange when I am left looking at lots of empty nest boxes on my cameras, but worth it when I see them all out in the...
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