Yarner Woods

Nest building

My favourite Pied Flycatcher has been successful in defending his chosen nest box and attracting a female. Well done, my young chap. …

I’m staring up at woodpeckers in a tree when I’m aware a large bird has landed nearby. It’s too close for my …

Connecting yourself to the cycles of the seasons is a wonderful way of feeling more a part of the natural world and …

The Pied Flycatchers have landed. They’ve made it back from tropical Africa to a small wooded valley in South Devon. They are …

I’m waiting for Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers when I see a familiar sight. It’s a Treecreeper. Lovely, aren’t they?

2019 has seen me explore Devon a little more. I’ve been out onto Emsworthy Mire on Dartmoor a few times to enjoy …

While I’m searching for Parasitic Boletes I stumble across a Brown Birch Bolete. They’re lovely mushrooms. They have scaly stalks, small tubes …

Every April and May these tiny birds fly from West Africa to ancient woodlands in Wales and the west of England. Pied …

What’s the use of illustrations in the age of photography? Surely they are old hat?

The Holly is bursting with berries in South Devon this year. It’s glorious against the colour of the autumn leaves at Yarner …

The Birch Polypore. Razor Strop Fungus. Birch Bracket. Like many fungi, this one has a range of strange and exotic folk names …

I’m trying to sell my house at the moment. It’s stressful constantly having visitors and having to keep the house clean and …

Coal Tit is such a nice, short, simple name. It’s also in English, and despite Britain’s best efforts in the past, not …

It’s raining and the weather is dull. It’s not great light for photography, but it is great light for observation. These Long-Tailed …

There’s a Great Spotted Woodpecker in the tree in front of me. It knows I’m here because it’s keeping to the other …