Early season snakes
So mild has this winter been that I worry for many of our hibernating fauna. The temperature may not have been cold enough for long enough to properly let the […]
Author Archives: Kevin Parr
The Twitch hits the shelves…..
With the first edition now sold out, the second edition of The Twitch is now available through bookshops and online retailers. There are already some lovely reviews on Amazon
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 […]
Autumn Forays
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 […]
Lurid Boletes
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 […]
New Beginnings
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 […]
Part of the Process
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 […]
Baby Grassie
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 […]
Grassies!
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 […]
Adders…….
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 […]
