Writing and reviews with an environmental, science fiction, and fantasy touch
This is an unseasonal piece of New Forest flash non-fiction, just under 900 words. I decided I ought to write more about the Forest, which is an ancient hunting ground set aside by William the Conqueror, although I’d always thought
East from Titchfield and you’ll soon come to Portsmouth Harbour. Another big port, with substantial naval interest – and birds too. This is my last post for this year’s #30Days Wild. Remind me not to give myself so much work
Botley starts the last week of #30DaysWild for this year. Last week we worked our way east from the New Forest, across the rivers Test and Itchen, and briefly glimpsed the upper reaches of the Meon. Today we’re doing the
The River Test flows to the west of me southwards into Southampton Water. The River Itchen flows to the east of me, down to Southampton Water. Hamble, Meon, and the others are beyond that. All the rivers arround Southampton Water,
The New Forest covers 144 square miles of Hampshire, and this is my second post on it for #30Days Wild this year. I’m roughly dividing it into East and West by taking the lines of the major roads that go
The New Forest covers 144 square miles of Hampshire. Even though I have probably only just passed the halfway stage in coverage, I thought it was worth taking two posts for it. I’m roughly dividing it into East and West
This is very much a then and now post. Then, in the 1970s, my parents had moved to a village in Dorset, and were exploring the countryside. I spent a lot of time with them before my career got going,
Poole Harbour is just stuffed with places to watch birds. On the south side you meet up with the north side of of the Isle of Purbeck, (access by ferry in summer). The Isle of Purbeck is one of those
West Bexington was the venue for my holiday in May last year, and I think most of the information about it was in the guinea pigs’ blog when they came back. I’m revisiting places I’ve watched birds in this area,
The Wildlife Trusts’ 30Days Wild starts today. I’m sort of taking part with Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight jaunts. If you’ve been here in June before, you’ll have experienced the pure versions of 30DaysWild, with me doing something wild
Giftmas comes but once a year, and I’ve participated for several years now. Rhonda Parrish, author and anthologist, creates this annual event in aid of the Edmonton (Alberta) Food Bank – this year she’s aiming to bring light to someone’s
Keyhaven Marshes are located due south of Lymington on the southern English coast, just opposite the west side of the diamond-shaped Isle of Wight. In fact in most of these photos, where you can see wooded hills in the background,
Part 3 of my Great Plastics Project takes me back to compare my plastics use in April 2022 with 2021, as reported in this post. And… it’s time for #30DaysWild again, but I haven’t signed up for it because… why?
This Insect Survey was something I stumbled upon thanks to the BTO’s enewsletter. Apart from the fact I’m always up for ten minutes just standing and watching some flowers, it’s good to be useful in gathering real scientific data that
Yes, another 30DaysWild is over, but as you’ll see from Tuesday’s post (if it ever goes up) I have another fun thing to keep me thinking of wild things for the rest of the summer. Second Half Update For the