Nature notes

Inspired by nature and my connection to landscapes. Scroll through my collection of nature notes which were gathered through the changing seasons and many years spent exploring the New Forest

Holy Holly!

Holly is well known and loved for its spiky evergreen leaves[…]

The Underground Farmers

Earthworms, as their name suggests, live within the earth in a[…]

The web weavers

  Nature has many beautiful designs and amongst these the intricate[…]

Picture of child holding up winged seeds

Ingenious seeds, inquisitive minds

  As the summer ends, many plants are preparing for the[…]

Summer song of the crickets

  It is a popular myth that a cricket chirps by[…]

Ladybird secrets

Nature is full of fascinating surprises, as I found out recently[…]

Encounters with a seven-spotted friend

  Different stages of the ladybird life cycle For anyone working[…]