Winter Angling
I love fishing in winter. It can be hard to find the motivation on a cold, dark morning, but once outside the cold air knocks the slumber from you and […]
I love fishing in winter. It can be hard to find the motivation on a cold, dark morning, but once outside the cold air knocks the slumber from you and […]
This has truly been a year of seasons. A long cold winter, sharp spring and hot dry summer. A damp, blowy autumn was inevitable. The natural world has responded well […]
Okay, so the name is a little off-putting and some people find that alcohol and Boletus luridus are not happy bed-fellows, but there is no denying the beauty of these […]
20th May 2013 In the most yellow of springs, new life is popping up and out everywhere you look. I watched a tense, hour-long stand-off yesterday between a fox and […]
13th May 2013 The Twitch is moving ever closer to publication. The first proofs have been checked and signed off and the cover itself is taking shape. It is a […]
April 29th 2013 I found three little grass snake hatchlings last autumn and did wonder if the long, cold winter would have been a bit too severe for them. Thankfully, at […]
24th April 2013 And the grass snakes have finally emerged, too! They are cold at this time of year and docile as a result. Grass snakes are not found much […]
19th April 2013 A perfect day for adders with a northerly wind keeping the air temperature in check but warm intermittent sunshine keeping the snakes out basking. I popped to […]