Not a great day for wildlife at Treshnish Farm, as we discover that our young ash trees beside the farmhouse probably have Ash dieback. We have always hoped that our remote location would...
The wind was getting up this evening so we walked into the Black Park and explored some of the dips to the north side of the track which were slightly sheltered. This Greater butterfly orchid...
We walked round the Haunn field this evening. It was cloudy and windy so challenging for photographs.The distribution of wild flowers in these fields changes from year to year, and it is...
This all night twilight is called Simmer Dim in Shetland and I have borrowed the term to describe the magical twilight that on a clear night we will see all through the night. I took this...
A Black Park posyI never pick wild flowers. Well I never did - until this evening. And I won't do it again any time soon. All these wild flowers are all growing abundantly here, and...
Peacock butterfly caterpillars on Nettles. Farmer protects and encourages Nettles in various places on the in by fields. These Nettles are across the track from East Cottage and are a...
Another calm day. Still and very quiet. We walked up to the Cruachan this evening. Watching mists roll in and out, walking above the cloud level. The distinctive outline of Staffa...
The machair at Calgary is closed to grazing from the beginning of May until the end of August. 2020 is the third year of this grazing control. As April is often a dry month and with the...
Northern marsh orchid, beside East CottageHybrid NMO near EastLots of Peacock butterfly caterpillars near East Cottage. This is why we encourage Nettles! Foxgloves, lots of bees! Milkwort,...
Noctilucent clouds.Heaven.At the edge of the earths atmosphere. Possibly more astonishing than the Northern Lights.From the garden gate.My first attempt at a stitched together panorama