The timed release of this blog is dedicated to what would have been my late fathers birthday and he was also a hugely passionate lover of nature. May 2021 has been rather wet and cold. The April showers arrived late and many have decidedly stayed home, despite lockdown gradually lifting. This is my first trip…
Late May Bank Holiday weekend and I have another trip planned. I am heading West and I have two places in mind. The first is Stourhead. To get to Stourhead, it is approximately a 2 hour drive from Hertfordshire via the M3 passing Stonehenge along the way which is the pagans favourite for the solstices.…
June and July have been very busy months with numerous trips and a visit to a couple of places twice. I will start with the secret gardens of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The gardens are approximately 465 acres hidden in the heart of the Sussex countryside and what a place this really is! Wakehurst is…
If you have read my last blog, you will have seen that June and July were very busy months for me. The next place I introduce you to, also took me into an August visit, totalling three visits in the space of six weeks to the same part of the UK… The place is RSPB…