by cornwallnatureconservancy | Jan 27, 2020 | memoirs |
CAIRNGORMS 2019 Easter Saturday 20th April 2019 Our year is a busy one. We have been home for a week and we are now up at 4am to set off for the Cairngorms in Scotland by 5.30am. Everything was planned the night before so we had little to do but dress and feed the...
by cornwallnatureconservancy | Jan 7, 2020 | memoirs |
The weather for the next few days was forecast as wet, cold and windy; not good for our Spring break in one of our favourite places in the world, the Scillies. But, although it had rained all night it had dried by the time we awoke the next morning. It is strange how...
by cornwallnatureconservancy | Oct 31, 2019 | memoirs |
India & Nepal Expedition 2019 We decided to drive up a day before travelling to Kathmandu, as the last few times we have driven to Heathrow on the M5 and M4, we have been involved on a series of major holdups – eight miles one time, and a 90 minute delay at...
by cornwallnatureconservancy | Jul 18, 2018 | memoirs
As it is such a spectacular “place” to visit, both for the naturalist and others, we booked a week around the longest day of the year. We did this as we left last year, as indeed most visitors do. The place, the Isles of Scilly and the specific break we booked –...
by cornwallnatureconservancy | Jul 18, 2018 | memoirs
In April 2018, we drove to Cairngorm National Park and spent a ten-day break watching birds, animals and admiring fabulous views. Here is the detailed account of that wonderful trip to Scotland. We drove 2018 miles. We set off from Cornwall at a not unreasonable time....
by cornwallnatureconservancy | Aug 18, 2017 | memoirs |
Late on a fine Monday afternoon, I was still in the office, when I received a phone call to ask if I would take on a Peahen. The call was from a client who lives further west in Cornwall about 40 minutes from us. Cherry suggested I went straight away as she had an...
