After the rainy days at the end of November, a few bright, cold, crisp mornings in December were really welcome. Especially as it meant...

On a day off this week and with a couple of complimentary Chester Zoo tickets in my possession I decided that I would revisit the zoo, an...

I decided on a walk on my Newchurch Common Patch yesterday morning in the quite strong autumn sunshine, albeit with quite a heavy frost...

We‘re a little late with drawing our September prize draw. Here’s the lucky winning receipt, so take a look at your receipts and drop us...

With several days off and a planned trip away falling through I decided on a day out being a second best option, and it turned out pretty...

The beginning of autumn passage in birding is always an exciting time and often it’s the arrival of rarer waders that gets the heart...

June 2019 Greater Manchester Highlights: An Alpine Swift was found trapped in a warehouse in Leigh and then released (21st). A Cattle...

Little Bustards are very rare visitors to the UK but luckily I saw one a few years ago in Yorkshire. When news of another one in...

When news broke of a Gull-billed Tern not so far away from home it was tempting to go to see it. But, with the bird being pretty mobile...

A family holiday in Cyprus

Last month we were back up in The Highlands of Scotland on holiday, based as usual in Nethy Bridge. Our first half-day was spent locally...

Given the warm sunny weather of late I felt a walk on Newchurch Common looking for newly emerged insect life was overdue. So I waited...

Sunday 12th May, a trip to a new area for me today, Grimwith reservoir this is a Yorkshire water reservoir and very pretty, not far from...

Leica 8x42 Noctivid Binoculars When I was given the chance to test Leica’s ‘new’ flagship binocular, the Noctivid, I jumped at the...

I have visited Swillington Ings many, many times in the past for more years than I care to remember (I grew up down the road in York!)...

After a bit of a break it was back on Newchurch Common today in weak sunshine, nippy at first but just starting to get warmer! Warmer...

I've always been a Swarovski fan, having had a pair of EL's since they first appeared in the UK, so when I got a chance to try out the...

Just recently I’ve been venturing a wee bit further, out of Cheshire, and as luck would have it I have had three trips into North Wales...