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Sussex Woodland in Stormy Weather
In my last post I followed a winter exploration in our own local patch of woodland As a contrast I can now transport you back into the summer and into another woodland. As we were exploring a Sussex...
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Broughton Grange – the outer edges.
Back to Broughton Grange and we can go through the piece of garden architecture, the stumpery arch and find that it becomes a whole garden growing around stumps on the other side. Old stumps were...
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Trees to remember by – The National Memorial Arboretum – Part One
Wendy, one of our allotment friends, told us all about her visit to the National Memorial Arboretum near Lichfield and she thought we would like to visit too. I arrived with expectations. I envisioned...
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Our First Woodland Walk for Autumn – Part One
When the winter weather gets a bit grim for too many days in a row it is good to look back and remember good days out. We look forward to our woodland walks each autumn. This year we started early as...
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Our First Woodland Walk of Autumn – Part Two
Back to Vyrnwy the woodland nature reserve of the RSPB based around a huge reservoir, where we continue our walk enjoying the sights, scents and sounds of an autumn wood. We moved on to where the path...
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Our First Woodland Walk of the Autumn – Part Three
We begin part three just as we draw close to the lake itself. The trees dripped with more moss and the fungi seemed to get more colourful. We reached the lakeside where we found the calm surface...
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Portmeiron – the work of an eccentric.
We always enjoy spending the day at this crazy, quirky and totally exuberant “garden” on the Welsh coast near Portmadoc. Portmeiron is a village and gardens created by the eccentric Clough...
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Waterfall Walkabout
We made a quick visit to the waterfall at Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, in Powys last year and vowed to return. So in late august we did just that not thinking that being still in the holiday period it...
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Queenswood Arboretum – Part Three – the Redwoods
As we left the Oak Avenue behind and after we had enjoyed a quick look at the small Betula collection, we made our way slowly back to the car park. The sky began to get darker and drizzle began to...
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A Week in the Lake District – Part 2 – Aira Force
For our second day in the Lake District we made for the great outdoors to explore some ancient woodland with a stream running through it. Aira Force is the waterfall at the top of a gentle ascent up...
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Walking in the New Forest – part one
We decided we would take an Autumn break so went down to the New Forest for a short mid-week break. We loaded the car with coats, waterproofs and warm clothes thinking we were planning for whatever the...
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Textures of the New Forest
Autumn is a great time for noticing the many different textures all around us. The bright low sunlight emphasises changes in light and shade hence enhancing the textural qualities in the woods and...
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Getting Creative in the Woodlands
In my last post we looked at what we discovered was going on in the old Walled Garden at Attinham Park and I finished just as we left the walled garden behind and began wandering around the woodlands....
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A Week in the Lake District – Part 2 – Aira Force
For our second day in the Lake District we made for the great outdoors to explore some ancient woodland with a stream running through it. Aira Force is the waterfall at the top of a gentle ascent up...
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A Walk in the Park – Part Two – The One Mile Walk
Returning to a second post about Attingham Park, we would like to introduce you to another part of this Shropshire National Trust property. The One Mile Walk was our chosen walk on a November afternoon...
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A Walk in the Park – Attingham in January – Part Two – Woodland Walk
Back with the second part of our report of our January visit to Attingham Park we find ourselves taking the path into the woodland at this Shropshire National Trust property. When leaving the walled...
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Tree Trunks at Attingham
On our monthly wanders through the parkland at Attingham Park, the closest National Trust property to us here in Plealey, we spot many dead trees left standing to benefit wildlife, insects and birds in...
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Anglesey Woodland in mid-May
During our family holiday on Anglesey in the middle of May we spent a few days discovering ancient pre-historic sites on the island. The walk to a fortified hut group took us through this beautiful...
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The Dingle Garden in November
Back to wander around the gardens at the Dingle near Welshpool, for our November visit. We expected big changes after recent strong winds and heavy rain. We did not anticipate seeing many leaves left...
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