wildlife

The United Kingdom is home to a rich diversity of bird species, and birdwatchers often find themselves captivated by visitors from abroad that grace its skies. One such visitor, the …

One of the major perks of our recently launched vlog is that it’s going to allow us to experiment and learn about new things. What surprised me in our latest …

We are surrounded by fields that are home to all kinds of wildlife. Over the past three years, four wild pheasants have settled on our smallholding and very much call …

We are fortunate to be surrounded by wildlife and on a daily basis we see pheasants, ducks, rabbits and moorhens. We have glimpsed some more unusual animals like stoats, foxes …

We have a lovely brass, Indian temple bowl that we picked up on our travels many years ago that now lives out by the pond, and this year I was …

It was an eventful start to the day with not one, but two foxes running around the front garden. We’ve heard the foxes at night, but have never seen them. …

We woke up this morning to several animal notifications from our Netatmo smart security camera. When we reviewed the footage we were pleasantly surprised to have our first ever badger …

It’s been a busy week at our pond, and our latest update is an encounter with some common toads, bufo bufo. We know very little about toads, so we pulled …

Two beautiful, graceful Canadian geese stopped on our pond for an hour this morning. They chilled out, had a wash and a drink, and the pushed on. Lovely to watch, …

We think that the same heron that visited our pond last year is back. They really are just fabulous looking birds. It’s also a welcome break from the negativity of …