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• Rolling Waves, Baffling Birds and a Surfing Seal…an Afternoon at Polly Joke

  

  Just five miles from Newquay. Enjoyed by surfers and dog walkers and those wanting an uncrowded beach walk. Worth a visit. No toilets or cafe. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2013 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS

• Protecting Our Cornish Seas – Things We Can Do

  

  In my last post, I talked about the two species of seahorses – Short-snouted and Spiny seahorses – we can find around our shores, including here in Cornwall. Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2013 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS

• A Great Spotted View from My Window Today…

  

  A few months ago, the view from my office window was this…25 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Today, it was this! Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2013 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS

• Common (?) Garden Birds

  

  Even the most familiar of birds are beautiful.  Here are two from my Cornish garden today.The wonderful iridescent plumage of a starling…Starling (photo... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2013 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS

• Cornish Seahorses

  

  Pygmy Seahorse on gorgonian fan: difficult to spot if you are a predator (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Imagine if you could create your own fantastical sea creature. Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2013 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS

• Caring for Our Cornish Seas

  

  The ocean is mysterious. Poets and writers have been inspired, baffled and entranced by it, from Masefield’s following the ‘call of the running tide’ to... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2013 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS

• My Top Ten Cornish Wildlife-related Moments

  

  So, here I am, almost at the end of 2012. The year started with my permanent move westward to Cornwall, and the year is now close to its end as I sit here, in m... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2012 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS

• Long-headed Clover, Caerthillian, Lizard

  

  Long-headed clover, Caerthillian, 4 June 2011, a photo by Amanda Scott1 on Flickr. I’ve been mulling over my time in Cornwall in 2012, and came across this phot... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2012 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS

• Marine Conservation Zones: the Picture for Cornwall

  

  Yesterday, DEFRA published its consultation document on the Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) it proposes to designate in 2013 under the UK’s Marine and Coastal... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2012 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS

• A Walk Round Stithians Lake

  

  At the edge of Stithians Lake (photo credit: Amanda Scott) So far in this blog, I’ve focussed on discovering and sharing places new to me in Cornwall, but I... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2012 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS

• Devichoys Wood

  

  …or why dead wood can be a good thing… Entrance to Devichoys Wood (photo credit: Amanda Scott) Yesterday started off here in Cornwall as a perfect autumn day:... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2012 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS

• Porkellis Moor

  

  So, in my last post, I said I would visit one of Cornwall’s hidden gems, somewhere  a bit off the tourist trail. In the end, I didn’t pick one of the places I... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2012 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS

• Off the Beaten Track in Cornwall…

  

  I’ve been very busy this week, so I’ve had no chances to go exploring – which has been very frustrating! But I have had the chance to do some exploration... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2012 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS

• Working Together for Nature

  

  I’ve been heard to express doubt about whether wildlife NGOs work together often enough. Acting in partnership gives not only strength in numbers and clout,... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2012 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS

• My Cornish Ark

  

  Like me, you may have enjoyed watching David Attenborough last night (Friday 9 November) on the BBC talking about which 10 endangered species he would save by... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2012 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS

• Around St. Agnes in the Rain

  

  Yesterday, I should have been staying at home doing some work, but the sun was shining, and what’s a person to do! View from St. Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2012 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS