Spur Gears / Cogs 2 Aug 2012 | 03:38 pm

Chaffinch: Fringilla coelebs 16 Mar 2012 | 11:33 pm

I was surprised to discover the chaffinch is the most common bird in the U.K. If I had to guess I would've said the most common are seagulls, pigeons, sparrows, blackbirds and starlings. The most com...

Snowflakes 3 Feb 2012 | 10:10 pm

This morning we had the first decent snow of winter and the first chance to take photos of individual snowflakes. Here's the best attempt so far. The trick is to pick out a snowflake with the tip of a...

Catrigg Force 8 Dec 2011 | 01:27 pm

Catrigg Force is an impressive waterfall as Stainforth Beck flows into a haunted dell. No-one seems to know who or what haunts the dell. I certainly didn't spot anything unusual when I visited after d...

Autumn Maple 3 Nov 2011 | 08:38 am

At the weekend we visited Chatsworth House in Derbyshire and walked the gardens and woodland trail. The autumn leaves looked quite spectacular, particularly the red maple. :-) The berries of the yew ...

Warrendale Knotts Cave 17 Oct 2011 | 08:40 pm

Warrendale Dale Knotts Cave is hidden on Warrendale Knotts 60m above the Settle to Attermire footpath. The cave isn't the easiest to find, located behind a limestone block and a patch of nettles. Ther...

Spider Cave 8 Oct 2011 | 09:50 am

Spider Cave is a high opening in Beacon Scar. The debris strewn passage quickly lowers to a crawl which enters a small chamber. A squeeze through to the left enters a passage which is too narrow to fo...

Brent Scar Cave 3 Oct 2011 | 10:52 pm

Brent Scar Cave is a high fissure to the south of Victoria Cave. The passage closes in after about 5 metres :-(

Spider 16 Sep 2011 | 08:51 am

I spotted this monster spider earlier today. There seems to everywhere this autumn, lurking just out of sight :-)

Sawfly Larvae 1 Sep 2011 | 12:46 am

Our rose bush is covered with sawfly larvae at the moment. This strange looking bug is approx 14mm long :-)