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Diary entries documenting my wildlife projects, ideas and encounters....

Mar 15, 2020

Our Tawny aborts her incubation

This is the fourth year that the tawnies were to nest in our box at YewView. The custom built box, with three cameras, has been adapted...

Mar 13, 2020

Runner-up in Mammal Photographer of the Year!

This week, I was delighted to hear that my image of a rolling Mountain Hare had achieved the runner-up position in the Mammal Society’s...

Feb 29, 2020

A Wonderful Jewellery Making Course with Emma Mitchell…..

I have been following Emma Mitchell on Twitter for a while. Her wonderful representations of the natural world were the pull for me … I...

Feb 28, 2020

Fantastic Tayra Views from Ecuador

Logging onto the Birdsy camera I set up at Septimo Paraiso, in Ecuador, I could see the hummingbird feeder hd been knocked over. Looking...

Feb 28, 2020

Yew View Floods and Tawnies

I have not been to Yew View for a few weeks, with my trip to Aigas and then issues with flooding on the surrounding roads last week. I...

Feb 23, 2020

‘Birdsy’ Cam Night Mammal Excitement

I am absolutely loving working with the Birdsy team, as they further develop this exciting technology, ready for launch. For those...

Feb 22, 2020

A New Feeding Platform in my Patch!

After building several feeding platforms at different locations, I thought it was about time I built one for myself and my cameras! I had...

Feb 16, 2020

A Visit to Aigas Field Centre: Part 3 – Pine Marten and Scottish Wildcats

Aigas has a series of wonderful wildlife viewing hides that provide different opportunities for species and wildlife watching. The...

Feb 15, 2020

A Visit to Aigas Field Centre – Part 2: Birdsy Camera Set-up

I was keen to get a Birdsy camera set-up here at Aigas Field Centre. There is an enthusiastic team of rangers who will be able to keep...

Feb 14, 2020

A Visit to Aigas Field Centre: Part 1

This week, I am back up in the highlands of Scotland, this time working with the Aigas Field Centre. Aigas is pretty unique. It is both...

Feb 9, 2020

Some new ‘Roamwild’ feeders in the WildlifeKate Patch!

Anyone who watches my live cameras will have regularly seen squirrels on my feeders. As with many people, I fight a constant battle with...

Jan 26, 2020

My RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2020

Every day is a Big Garden Birdwatch in my garden, as I have a network of cameras and I monitor all the feeders constantly! I could have...

Jan 24, 2020

A Great Start to 2020 at Yew View – Tawny Owls & Interesting Feeding Station Meetings!

We had a great year at Yew View last year, with lots of great wildlife and some amazing insights into the lives of our local wildlife,...

Jan 1, 2020

WildlifeKate in Ecuador – El Septimo Paraiso: Part 1 – The Hotel & Grounds

We were on the move again. Leaving Bellavista late afternoon, we headed to my final destination for just about all of the rest of my...

Dec 31, 2019

WildlifeKate in Ecuador: Day 4 – Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve

Our next stop in my amazing visit to Ecuador was the Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve. You can find out more them on their website, by...

Dec 30, 2019

WildlifeKate in Ecuador: Day 3 – A Visit to The Refugio Paz de Las Aves – Cock of the Ro

Another very early start and Danny I I left the lovely Maquipucuna Lodge and we were back on the road track before daylight. We had an...

Dec 29, 2019

WildlifeKate in Ecuador: Day 2 – We head to Maquipucuna Reserve

It was a 5am start this morning and, after a good sleep, I felt much refreshed and ready to face another exciting day. Heaving all my...

Dec 28, 2019

WildlifeKate in Ecuador: Day 1 – Antisana Reserve and Tambo Condor

After months of planning and emails, the day had finally arrived! With Christmas done and dusted and a rapid take down of all my...

Dec 23, 2019

An Unbelievably Exciting End to 2019 and Start to 2020…..

I will be having a very exciting end to 2019 and an equally incredible start to 2020. In just a few days, I will be travelling to...

Dec 22, 2019

Squirrel Challenges in my Tawny Box!

This year’s tawny box at Yew View has been a real challenge this year! We had great success in this box early this year and I was keen to...

Dec 1, 2019

I find a dead weasel.. what a stunning little mustelid…

I have only seen a weasel a couple of times in my life. Views of these tenacious little mustelids tend to be brief as they stay well...

Nov 17, 2019

It’s cold and wet outside, so Mousey Sweet Shop goes live!

If you have followed me for a while, you will know that I like to think outside the box a little and create feeding stations that are a...

Nov 15, 2019

Tawny footage, foxes , badgers and a lot of rain!

As we all know, it has been extremely wet of late. Yew View backs onto the River Severn, and this has been extremely high for several...

Nov 13, 2019

My Mammal Box is back online!

One of my favourite projects has been the development of my Mammal box. Over the years, it has grown and changed and this current design...

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