Ascott
Recently moved to Cornwall and loving exploring my new county.
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What's Wild in Cornwall
http://whatswildincornwall.wordpress.com/
News and views on wildlife things to do, see and think about in Cornwall, the UK's most southwesterly county.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 56 )
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Kennack Sands, a Winter BBQ and Cuddly Ponies…
Earlier this week, I joined my chums from Natural England’s Lizard team for a Christmas Barbecue at Kennack Sands (a popular surfing spot), near the village of... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2013 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS -
An Apology, and a Beautiful Lizard Point Sunset
First of all, many many apologies to readers of this blog for the length of time since I last posted. I hadn’t realised it was quite so long as it was. Read more
Posted on 27 November 2013 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS -
Maernporth to Bream Cove: a Short Early Autumn Walk
Earlier this week I was passing through Maernporth on a cool, somewhat damp, early autumn day. On a whim, I decided to park and have a short walk along the... Read more
Posted on 27 September 2013 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS -
A Red Admiral Weekend
Friday just gone was a day of Small Tortoiseshells. My garden in West Cornwall was visited by tens of them enjoying a late summer feast on the buddleia – I was... Read more
Posted on 22 September 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS -
Swallows – It’s Almost Time to Say Farewell
My neighbours and I have been enjoying the company of ‘our’ swallows all through the summer. The always-on-the-go swallow parents have successfully raised six... Read more
Posted on 25 August 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS -
Two Lakes, a Wood and a Meadow…a Day out on Bodmin Moor
Earlier this week I was going a bit stir crazy cooped up working in the house. I love being freelance, but boundaries can get blurred between work and play, so ... Read more
Posted on 11 August 2013 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS -
In Search of the Grayling: a Visit to Bissoe Downs
Last weekend I went to visit Bissoe Downs, a little west of Truro, with a group of like-minded people from Cornwall Butterfly Conservation in search of Grayling... Read more
Posted on 23 July 2013 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS -
A Walk on The Lizard: Grochall to Lower Predannack
I’ve been visiting family away from Cornwall for a while, so first of all apologies for not having posted for three weeks. But I’m back now, and I’ve been... Read more
Posted on 20 July 2013 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS -
Bodrifty…past and Present Together
Back in the early nineteenth century, Thomas Hood wrote the sonnet Silence, in which he compared silence in its more literal definition: There is a silence wher... Read more
Posted on 25 June 2013 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS -
Basking Sharks
Ever since moving to Cornwall, I’ve been itching to see a Basking Shark. I even fell over and hurt myself on the coast path once because I was concentrating mor... Read more
Posted on 17 June 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS -
Coverack to Lowland Point – a Wildflower Walk in the Sunshine
The weather has been so beautiful recently, and at long last the wildflowers are in full bloom along the Cornish coast, giving us a spectacular display. Read more
Posted on 05 June 2013 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS -
Bunny’s Hill
Earlier this month, I went to visit Bunny’s Hill, near Cardinham and Bodmin, with Cornwall Butterfly Conservation (CBC). A beautiful spot in so many ways, our... Read more
Posted on 24 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS -
A Walk Through Cardinham Woods, Bodmin
I was on my way to somewhere else with a couple of hours to kill, and the closest place on the map was Cardinham Woods, about three miles north-east of Bodmin. Read more
Posted on 13 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS -
Kynance Cove to Lizard Point
A beautiful blue sea at KynanceI haven’t been in Cornwall much over the last couple of weeks, but before I went ‘up country’ I enjoyed a glorious sunny day on... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2013 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS -
A Short Walk in Penrose
Well, it’s still cold, but the sun came out for a time here in Cornwall over Easter weekend. Of course, this is the weekend I get a streaming cold and cough... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2013 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS -
White-letter Hairstreaks: Back in Cornwall
I have a lovely butterfly book, inherited from my parents, dating back to 1968. The colour illustrations are detailed and painstakingly drawn; the text simple... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2013 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS -
Kynance Cove on a Spring Morning
I went to Kynance Cove on The Lizard this Saturday morning, complete with my lovely sister and a small dog called Podge. As far as we know it was Podge’s first... Read more
Posted on 10 March 2013 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS -
Goss Moor and the Source of the Fal
Living near to Falmouth, I am used to thinking of the River Fal in terms of its end as it joins the sea amid the activity and hustle of the world’s third larges... Read more
Posted on 08 March 2013 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS -
A Cornish Spring is in the Air…
It might be cold, but I’ve been away from Cornwall for most of the last two weeks with work, and driving back today I was struck by all the early signs of Sprin... Read more
Posted on 22 February 2013 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS -
Playing Detective on Pennance Point
I was sorting through photographs today, and I found some from a couple of years ago when I went to visit Pennance Point, not far from Swanpool and Falmouth on... Read more
Posted on 10 February 2013 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS