Category Archives: Trowbarrow

The Early Birder and the British Bird of Paradise

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

  “Enjoy your lie in on Sunday morning”, my mother-in-law suggested as we left our kids with her in Crook and set-off for Wakefield. (The kids would be returned on Monday: don’t worry, we weren’t dumping them for good!) But … 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

On the Hoof

Posted on February 2, 2011 by

Three walks to report on. The first, late on Saturday afternoon, with friends small and large, from the Leighton Moss car park to Trowbarrow quarry and back via the golf course. Very much an amble this one with lots of … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloven Ash, Eaves Wood, Haweswater, Ladybirds, Silverdale Moss, Starling roost, Trowbarrow, Walking | Leave a comment

Another Series of Sorties to Assorted Spaces

Posted on April 7, 2010 by

Or Radius of Activity II A number of short trips to report on. On Good Friday the boys and I sped down to Woodwell. We hoped to see frogs in the pond but found only frogspawn. Later S was on … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Bugs, Butterflies, Eaves Wood, Fungi, Leighton Moss, Nest, Trees, Trowbarrow, Walking, Woodwell | Leave a comment

Coltsfoot, Greylag, Nest-eggs and Frogfest.

Posted on April 1, 2010 by

Last Saturday afternoon brought a social walk – three families, three adults, six children and one black Labrador. We walked from Leighton Moss, to Trowbarrow quarry and back via the golf-course – a repeat of a recent walk at our … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Frogs, Leighton Moss, Trowbarrow, Walking, Wildflowers, Wildlife | 2 Comments

On Finding More Things

Posted on March 17, 2010 by

Saturday’s second stroll was a family affair with three generations of bound beaters. We began in the trough, a slight fault where the bedding plains have turned through ninety degrees so that they run vertically and a softer layer of … Continue reading →

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