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

Surviving the seasons in stages

March is the first month that many of us will spot[…]

Focus on ivy

  At this time of year when deciduous trees and shrubs[…]

Feathered friends

  January can be a wet and uninviting month to explore[…]

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[…]

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