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I never imagined that Severn Beach in South Gloucestershire was at the forefront of environmental activism, but someone has made birds out of ordinary plastic milk bottles to highlight the fact that a high proportion of birds have plastic in … Continue reading →

After the flush of Spring flowers, we are left with fewer, but still spectacular, blooms, as we move into proper Summer.

A few very hot days in South Wales, camping at Bank Farm. Too hot to do much so spent most of the time on the beach near Burry Holme island, even some swimming. Famous for saltmarshes which give the lamb … Continue reading →

Lucy had a lovely walk, she says, along the banks of The Severn around the loop near Arlingham, west of Frampton.

We spent a few days in Eastnor, between Ledbury and the Malvern Hills in Herefordshire. The park is about 300 acres and an AONB, popular with walkers, wildlife watchers and campers. A big attraction for us (and the various people … Continue reading →

The Summer routine is getting under way in the garden pond. Dragonflies are emerging from their carapaces, many eaten before they can fly away by greedy sparrows. Nature, eh? It’s like a jungle out there.

By January 2020 we had walked Offa’s Dyke Path from Chepstow, where the River Wye meets The Severn, to a point just north of Llangollen in Denbighshire, North Wales. Since then, there have been certain difficulties preventing further progress. Now … Continue reading →

With Wendy and Graham.

I’ve mentioned before the stuff that gets washed up on the beaches around Portishead and Clevedon. This chair has been hanging around on the sailing club beach for a while. Much used to admire the view, dip toes in the … Continue reading →

We took the campervan for a wander along the Somerset coast, stopping at Mineshead, Watchet, Blue Anchor, etc. Here a view from the west end of Minehead, Wales in the distance.