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January 2025
The month started with an, 'artic maritime airmass bringing cold temperatures to the UK' (MET Office). I looked up the January posts for...
2 days ago
December 2024
"Imagine a Cornwall where nature thrives, with our wildlife and wild places valued and enjoyed by all...where healthy oceans, soils,...
Feb 19
November 2024
All sorts of events on both the world and domestic front were staged this month. There was COP 29, COP 16, the March for Clean Water...
Feb 2
October 2024
The first day of the month walking in Tremayne woods - a local walk close to us - Autumn had arrived overnight, a crisp morning with a...
Jan 16
September 2024
We had some spectacular storms during mid September, violet grey skies and orange flashes from sheet lightening and thunder claps louder...
Nov 16, 2024
August 2024
Exciting news for us this month - a beautiful, White Barn Owl is once again resident in our barn. Is it the old one returned, or a...
Oct 3, 2024
July 2024
I spoke about the continual presence of Buzzards in the June blog - well, it continued on into this month on a daily basis, no matter the...
Sep 7, 2024
June 2024
We were lulled into false dreams of hot, sunny days after May's sweet offerings but alas June was colder than average and all the fruit...
Aug 25, 2024
May 2024
This is the month when we all fall in love with Cornwall again and forgive it for the weeks and weeks of rain soaked dog walks in the...
Jul 22, 2024
April 2024
April continued the general theme of the previous months - unsettled, wet and dull weather. The Easter holidays were a washout, but when...
Jun 29, 2024
March 2024
Still the rains continue to fall. The land was already saturated from a wet start to the year and March continued in the same vein by...
May 10, 2024
February 2024
'Pansies, lilies, kingcups, daisies, Let them live upon their praises, There's a flower that shall be mine- 'Tis the little celandine.'...
Apr 2, 2024
January 2024
When Storm Jocelyn hit our shores this month, we gained a new landmark in UK history - it was the 10th named storm in 5 months, the...
Mar 13, 2024
December 2023
Winter showed its true colours for a moment at the start of the month, surprising us with hard frosts. The car doors became frozen,...
Feb 8, 2024
November 2023
Two exciting moments came in this month; firstly the sightings of a large White Barn Owl in our field and secondly the arrival of Fungi...
Jan 7, 2024
October 2023
The warmth stayed with us for the first half of the month with temperatures in the low twenties across England. We harvested baskets and...
Dec 31, 2023
September 2023
I ended the August blog with a line about a chill descending on us, heralding the change of season from Summer to Autumn. How wrong I...
Nov 9, 2023
August 2023
During this month the terrible weather has been talked about endlessly, almost as if it has been a surprise. A miserable month with...
Sep 27, 2023
July 2023
Over the years that I've been here, I have occasionally spotted a White Pheasant in the woods down the lane from our field. More...
Sep 10, 2023
June 2023
As I departed Cornwall for the shores of Shetland at the beginning of June, the weather finally settled and moved into being the hottest...
Aug 17, 2023
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