Category Archives: Caterpillars

Foulshaw Moss and Meathop Moss

Posted on July 1, 2012 by

Two nature reserves, which, as the crow flies, are close to home, but being on the other side of the Kent estuary, have mainly passed under my radar until recently. Foulshaw Moss figures prominently as a vast yellow expanse in … Continue reading →

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A Golden Y, and Bugs and Spiders Galore

Posted on June 5, 2012 by

To get to Allen hide B and I had a short stroll along the edge of a meadow. The path was lined with tall grass and nettles. Maybe it was his height, maybe his 20/20 vision or maybe B is … Continue reading →

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Greenburn Round

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

The day after our Alcock Tarn – Loughrigg circuit we walked the horseshoe around Greenburn: Steel Fell, Calf Crag, Gibson Knott and Helm Crag. A convenient path starting directly opposite the Traveller’s Rest took us to these stepping stones across … Continue reading →

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So good to be back home again

Posted on September 11, 2011 by

Pooh sticks. It’s nice to be away obviously. I adore the Llyn Peninsula. The Vosges and the Pas de Calais had much to recommend them and are both areas I would like to revisit. Jersey made quite an impression, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Bugs, Butterflies, Caterpillars, Leighton Moss, Moths, Snails, Spiders, Trowbarrow, Walking, Wildflowers | 4 Comments

Beating The Bounds

Posted on May 26, 2011 by

Every Wednesday a Silverdale Events Update lands in my inbox, a listing of what’s on offer each week  in our little community, which since there is often a lot going on is an excellent thing to have. Especially if what’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Beating the Bounds, Birds, Bugs, Caterpillars, Eaves Wood, Haweswater, Jack Scout, Walking, Wildflowers | 8 Comments

A Haweswater Round

Posted on May 14, 2011 by

Regular visitors will know that a walk around Haweswater is a regular pleasure for me, since there is a small lake of that name perhaps a mile from our house. Last weekend however I had more ambitious plans – a … Continue reading →

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Spiders, Snails and a Puzzle

Posted on September 23, 2010 by

I didn’t manage six miles yesterday, but I did take a circuitous route home from the train station, taking me round Haweswater and through Eaves Wood. It took a while to get work out of my head and to start … Continue reading →

Posted in Bees, Books, Caterpillars, Dragonflies, Frogs, Fungi, Haweswater, Snails, Spiders, Wildflowers | 3 Comments

Yellow-Tail Moth Caterpillar

Posted on June 18, 2010 by

B arrived home from school last Friday with a shoe-box full of hazel leaves and some very furry caterpillars. His school favours outdoor learning and his class have been touring each others gardens. In one of them they found these … Continue reading →

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Gait Barrows Two Times

Posted on June 8, 2010 by

On Thursday night, then again on Saturday afternoon, I was at Gait Barrows. The first was a solo and very late trip, the second a family outing to the Gait Barrows open day as part of the local Wildflower Festival. … Continue reading →

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Swinside Weekend II

Posted on October 17, 2009 by

That’s the Swinside Hotel there – in the centre of the picture. With Swinside Farm B&B just across the road where we were staying. Latrigg is prominent in the background, dwarfing the town of Keswick, with the bulk of Blencathra … Continue reading →

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