Serene start to 2023 A small group gathered in the gloom of 1st January 2023 to see the sun rise on a new year. From St George’s Quay at 8am on New Year’s Day, there wasn’t much light, but within minutes the start of a new day in a new year was evident. A clattering of Jackdaws (and yes, that is the fabulous collective noun for them!) took off in gloriously noisy splendour. There are …continue reading
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December news from Wildlife Wellbeing Walks
27th December 2022 General updates Thanks to some lovely friends, I have now managed to set up secure payment on the website. All future events can now be paid for by card on event pages. I will continue to use Google Forms for alternative booking (and collecting health questionnaires), which contain information for bank transfer payment. However, I have decided to discontinue EventBrite bookings due to the charges which are a bit steep (either for …continue reading
Leafy Loveliness – Canal & Pony Wood
Saturday 12th November Our walk started near Aldi on Aldcliffe Road, following the canal along to Pony Wood. We took the newer path through the wood, then headed down into Fairfield. We then went via Flora and Fauna back out to Cromwell Road where we finished. Unseasonably warm weather It was a beautiful day, blue skies and bright sun. It was very warm for November, a clear sign of our changing climate. This was evident …continue reading
Wonderful Williamson Park
Sunday 30th October The walk started from outside the café in Williamson Park, then around Fenham Carr Nature Reserve and finishing back in the park looking around at the autumn spectacles. Nuthatch, anyone? Before we’d even got into Fenham Carr Nature Reserve a couple of nuthatches made themselves known. If you’ve never (knowingly) heard their calls before, check out the video below… Although this is in The Netherlands, this is the same species we get …continue reading
The Big Autumn Walk… of extraordinary ordinary things
Saturday 15th October 2022 There is a song I’ve sung a number of times (with a fantastic choir), called ‘Remember the little things’ which goes: Remember the little things, the ordinary little things Extraordinary ordinary things For there’s Magic in the little things, the ordinary little things Extraordinary ordinary things Esyllt Harker This is exactly what I had in mind on this walk, as you’ll see below. The walk started on St George’s Quay (where …continue reading
Fairfield Nature Reserve & Pony Wood
Dusk Walk, Saturday 3rd September 2022 A fruit-full walk, despite the rain The summer warmth was very much still with us, but the glowering skies and ripening fruits were clear indicators that autumn is inexorably on its way, and we soon had a short-lived dousing of rain. The beauty of Fairfield Nature Reserve is ever-changing and no two walks there are ever the same. This is what I love most about being out in nature, …continue reading