Rural Foxes
For some time we have known that our local common was home to a number of rural foxes. We’d seen one fox carrying off a rabbit…
Wildlife in Lockdown
Since early March this year life has been very different in North West Norfolk. This was because of Lockdown. Unfortunately, we were unable to explore our…
Sparrowhawk in the garden
Living in a village in rural Norfolk there’s always plenty of birds in our wildlife friendly garden. During the summer we often caught a glimpse of a Sparrowhawk flying over the…
Along the Norfolk Coast
It’s a good day for a walk in mid September, in the middle of an Indian summer with temperatures in the mid to upper 20’s….
Sculthorpe Moor Nature Reserve never fails to impress
A visit to the Hawk and Owl Trust Sculthorpe Moor Nature Reserve in Norfolk never fails to impress. Living about half an hours drive from the reserve…
Parrot Crossbills in Thetford Forest
Last week I heard Steven Fry liken some aspects of the internet to a modern day Pandora’s box, containing many of the evils of the…
Redshanks vs Spotted Redshanks
Redshanks are a common wader found, year-round, on the marshes of the north Norfolk coast. At any time of year, on a visit to RSPB Titchwell,…
Norfolk’s secret Common Seal Colony
Seals are a common sight on the Norfolk coast. It is home to a number of famous colonies both grey and common seals. Some years…
Sculthorpe Moor
Today we visited the Hawk & Owl trust reserve at Sculthorpe Moor. We thoroughly recommend this reserve as it’s a great place to get close to some of…
Sanderling (R6WYWR) update
It was August 2015 when we spotted Sanderling (R6WYWR). We were on one of our regular visits to the coast in north Norfolk, between Thornham and…