a dog's life in the Tamar valley, Cornwall, PL17

We went for a walk along the Lynher below Golberdon this morning with Charlie, a young member of Spot's human family. We saw some comm...

Ramsons (wild garlic) in flower by the Lynher near Golberdon being inspected by his lordship.

in the green cathedral

Addicroft is a little hamlet in the Lynher valley between Kerney bridge at Golberdon, and Rilla Mill , just above Plushabridge. This is one ...

to get to Cadsonbury one can walk along the bank of the Lynher. This is a smaller, narrower river than the Tamar and the flowing water has a...

Cadsonbury Hill is an iron age hill fort and compound that stands over the Lynher river just southwest of New bridge (so called when it was...

the light shining through the trees along the banks often creates these beautiful dappled scenes

what would we do without knapweed. This handsome chap-ess is the white tailed bumblebee, bombus lucorum. It is common, but we have never not...

these are the first blue butterflies we have seen this year. Both are common blues, the top is the female. The sun has brought them out, but...

here we are shooting down the Lynher, which is usually quite a quiet river. Even Harriet had a go, and then tried drowning and had to be res...

the village of North Hill on the edge of Bodmin moor, in the Lynher valley. There is very little information available about North Hill but ...

a very pretty pink mayflower (or cuckoo flower, or lady's smock). This is one of the natural variations of this pretty flower. We found ...

the soft and beautiful wood sorrel

At least something is enjoying the wet weather. The red and black fringe reminds me of the skirt of a hovercraft; perhaps that should be hoo...

and this very pretty speedwell (brooklime) is in flower again.

the banks of the Lynher are covered in ramsons, the wild garlic.

meadow in the Lynher valley, full of buttercups and mayflowers (cardamine pratensis).

a chance close encounter with the grey wagtail on a little stream running into the Lynher.

an orange tip butterfly feeding on May (April?) flowers. For the first time I noticed the dainty brown tips to the orange.

watery psathyrella, found in dense tufts on stumps of deciduous trees. The only thing of any interest on this cold damp day, it is very smal...