RSPB Ham Wall

Marsh Harrier at Ham Wall

I’ve had many happy times watching Marsh Harriers flying across RSPB reserves. Today is one of them as, after a few distant …

We’ve had a trip to Somerset. We left sunny Devon on the only sunny day forecast this week and arrived to thick …

There’s a group of five Gadwall making a racket as they fly in ridiculously close formation at RSPB Ham Wall. Close up …

The tiny hooks on the ends of Burdock burrs are waiting patiently for me to brush past them. Why use the wind …

Hawthorn – one of the gifts of autumn.

There’s a Damselfly in front of me at RSPB Ham Wall. It’s brown and black. There aren’t any brown and black species …

Citizens have always participated in and contributed to science. As a child I grew up surrounded by people so dedicated to their …

There are dozens of Four-Spotted Chasers over the ponds here: They are such entertaining dragonflies: I’ve seen them before, here at RSPB …

Habitat. It’s the key to the survival of our planet. One species isn’t enough: everything depends upon everything else in a complex …

We are in Somerset. The name Somerset means Summer-land, because the land was originally only inhabitable in summer; in winter it was …

There’s meant to be great weather today but it’s foggy. There’s been a clear sky last night, the ground has cooled and …