It’s good to get away from the news, dominated by Coronavirus, even though it’s a grey drizzly day. With all the restrictions that are being imposed daily it’s not clear how long we’ll be able to continue with these walks. Hopefully as nobody needs to be within two metres of each other it will meet […]
The announcements yesterday of the unprecedented restrictions on movement due to the Coronavirus have had a sobering effect on everyone but that hasn’t stopped people taking their dogs for a walk; Nutbourne was quite busy. The same cant be said for wildfowl and waders, very few in evidence, perhaps they’ve migrated to keep clear of […]
Finally some sunny weather has arrived so it’s off to the Downs from East Lavant and back. Along the lane from the Cricket field its still very much like the Lavant itself, you certainly need knee high boots for the first half mile! In the trees the Rooks were busy arguing with each other and […]
A break in the rain allowed us to walk along the edge of the harbour to Ella Nore and back down the lane. Close to the estate where there are plenty of hedges the birdsong was lively and varied. This little Dunnock not only let me take a picture but allowed me to make a […]
After a couple of relatively dry days with a stiff breeze the countryside is starting to dry out, at least a little bit anyway. The surface of the mud is a bit crusty where it’s dried out and the fields don’t look quite so water logged. Some crops like this winter wheat are growing strongly […]
It’s grey, wet, cold and breezy. Fortunately the mud is deeper and clingyer than ever so it’s hard work, and we keep warm. Lots of rain last night, everyone’s asking when is it all going to end. Some parts of the paths are now quite difficult to navigate, either because of standing water or because […]
It was another wonderful, sunny, morning; shame it was not going to last with yet another band of heavy rain forecast for the afternoon. What was immediately noticeable was the greening of the hedgerows. The bright sunshine highlighted the increasing size of green buds that were appearing everywhere and the steadily enlarging leaves. Both Hawthorn […]
Yesterday we had constant rain throughout the day. An inch and a half fell making that yet another day when a months worth of rain fell in a single day. The farm lane was deeper than ever and the fields had more splashes (or worse) than ever. However today the sun is shining and at […]
It couldn’t last, after two reasonably good days the rain resumed with a vengeance, not heavy but steady, non stop all day. At the Nutbourne outflow it had all gone quiet, only a single pair of wigeon out on the water along with a few seagulls. This picture of these horses sums it up, even […]
With the jet stream moving south we’ve had more settled weather and some welcome sunshine which has triggered more signs of Spring. All we could manage was a quick walk around Appludrum before making the most of the weather to catch up on some outside work. What’s most noticeable is that the hedgerows are becoming […]