
An Artist’s Conk on an evening trespass
There’s a lovely woodland nearby. It seems as large as any of the local public-access parks and yet it is privately owned. …
There’s a lovely woodland nearby. It seems as large as any of the local public-access parks and yet it is privately owned. …
Maybe not.
Arriving on Papa Westray, we have to walk the full length of the island to get to North Hill and the drama …
Clean or unclean? That is the question. For most religions there are deeply-held beliefs about handling and eating animals. There are cultural …
It’s a real talent to be able to scratch your chin with your foot. It’s fascinating to see this youngster’s dewclaw on …
My adventures on the fifth of five days walking the entire coast of Westray.
My adventures on the first of five days walking the entire coast of Westray.
It’s ten years since I took this photograph of cattle on Westray in the field next to Einar: Curiosity Cow The cattle …
Arriving at Einar, the cattle are always keen to see what’s happening. They approach me with tentative noses:
Westray is a farming and fishing island, with wildlife largely confined to the edges and margins. It is a very productive island with green fields and very healthy-looking cattle.
Here’s a curious wet nose:
Killerton is an unusual National Trust property. Unlike many of the others its story doesn’t appear to involve slavery, death and exploitation …
The Earth is on a journey from biodiversity to monoculture; from rich tropical and temperate rainforests to grass with cattle and sheep …
They always say you can judge a man by the quality of his shoes. You can also identify the type of an …
The weather on Westray may be dull, but there’s never a dull day on Westray.
A white blanket of cloud shrouds the island but life continues as normal for the incredible menagerie which inhabits the shores of Westray.
Visiting Westray as a tourist, one thing must strike you; You’re on holiday on someone’s farm. There are beautiful beef steers everywhere. …
“What’s going on?”
Red Bull. All I need now is the vodka.
A chap with an attitude problem… and a bull. A quick cycle to the Bay of Swartmill in the sunshine with my …
This afternoon there was time to cycle to East Kirbest and walk to Inga Ness, skirting Skea Hill and to look out …
It seems that in every field of valuable cattle is a magnificent beast – the even more valuable bull. Strange fellows, with …
A character face, I’d say, rather than a beautiful or handsome one.
A landscape full of beautiful inquisitive cattle. Wandering along the beach at Aikerness.
Sunset in the garden at Einar silhouettes the hair of the cattle rubbed onto the barbed wire in the fields.
Westray cattle are a breed apart. I’m used to seeing docile unthinking beasts in Devon. Barely alive, seemingly semi-conscious, the Devon grass …