The Lone Kayaker

River Dart Non-stop wildlife action for over six hours…in front, behind, above and below…forced my head to rotate on its pivot more than is advisable for a gentleman of my years.

Setting the Scene…a monochrome day on the Fowey Estuary It was grey and drizzly morning in the Fowey estuary but unexpectedly calm because it was blowing a hooly on the top of the hill.

Classic Cornish Creek Otters really float my boat.

I’m seriously behind with these blogs.

Tiumpan Head, Lewis Lewis, the largest island of the Outer Hebrides has a rather cosy high-street name that doesn’t quite do its rugged beauty justice.

Becky and Henry having a hoot You can of course use the Skye bridge to access Scotland’s most renowned island, and that would still technically be going ‘over the sea’, but we opted for the traditional crossing on a well-worn Calmac ferry from Mallaig to…

I thought the first day’s smorgasbord of golden wildlife nuggets would be hard to beat.

I’m getting way behind with these blogs.

The Great Stour, Kent I never got round to publishing this post a month ago.

Loafing Offshore…Ready for Action If you think that sitting in a kayak a mile from the coast would not reap rewards for a butterfly enthusiast, you’d be wrong On almost every sunny day from spring to late autumn I see pioneering little insects from the co…