Walking Dillie on Onny Meadows I spotted two white bird bums flying away from me. I knew them to be Bullfinch rear ends, as they are a brilliant white. I watched until they settled on the ground to confirm a male and
Walking with Dillie on Onny Meadows in Craven Arms today, I heard my first Chiff Chaff, chiff chaffing away. It was definitely on it own, no one was chiff chaffing back. I saw two Long Tailed Tits, without any hangers on, paired
The Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre and Onny Meadows was the first designated Dragonfly Hotspot in England. It is an initiative first set up by The British Dragonfly Society in 2014 with places in Scotland first being awarded this designation, Dragonfly Hotspot. Dragonfly
Ian the ranger has done a lot over the last year to record what wildlife is on Onny Meadows. One of his areas of expertise are Dragonfies and Damselflies. I know a couple but I am not very good at identifying most
There are very early signs that we are slowly approaching Spring. In the garden the Witch Hazels are flowering, the one in Folly View’s garden is called Diane and has deep orange flowers. The catkins or lambs tails are appearing on the
The Heron has become very familiar over the last few weeks. Whenever I am walking Dillie on Onny Meadows The Heron is there, stock still, peering at the ground. As the Winter has gone on he lets the walker get closer before
Jays are a members of the corvid family but unlike most other birds in this group they are brightly coloured. They are a salmon pink colour with black and white wings with a bright blue panel, a white head. The reason I
As we can only walk locally during Covid Times I have explored a few different walks to take the dogs on. We all love walking Halford Meadows and Onny Meadows, with all their lovely sniffs (the dogs) and views of the hills
I can remember rarely seeing Sparrowhawks when I was growing up. One place we did occasionally see them was along motorway embankments. Sparrowhawks are now found through out the United Kingdom, even up in Shetland. We see them regularly around Folly View
It’s December 1st and for me we are now into Wintertime. Here it is a bright, sunny, frosty morning, the cheeks are glowing now I am back in the warmth of home. The colours glowed on Onny Meadows, I could find all
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