My Cumbria Naturally blog

I'm a Nature writer,  that's not just what I do , it is who I am.  Field-craft is about looking, listening, and interpreting behaviour. It takes years of  dedication.   Home from an excursion,  I edit images and reflect on the  quality of the day, and the essence of the experience.  Can my writing  capture the thrill and immediacy of the moment?  Sometimes, I hope so. Sometimes it's elusive. That's the challenge. 
Each blog is a journal, on the day and of the day.  Complete in itself,  each is a
piece in a mosaic,  a variation on a theme, part of the dynamic picture that is Nature.
To explore 
SEARCH (top right)  enter name of bird, butterfly or plant, topic or location.  There will be a choice of blogs on a core subject. 
ARCHIVE (dates  right of page) to locate seasonal highlights. For instance,   click on September 2025 to see painted ladies and humming bird hawk moth come from Africa to Sizergh Castle gardens. Some years there's an influx. ​