photography, walking, traveling … and a bit of baking
Doing what robins do There are lots of beautiful things to see in nature and the sight and sounds of the robin are up there with the best. On a recent walk along the local stretch of the River Tame I heard, then spotted, a robin singing in a tree. I watched him as he […]
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I’ve always been a keen walker and when we went into lockdown in March last year it was more important than ever to get out in the fresh air for some exercise. My husband has been walking along the local stretch of the River Tame and Peak Forest canal regularly and was taking some fabulous […]
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Nature at it’s best I wrote here recently about the birds that I see on my walks along the River Tame and the Peak Forest Canal. As the seasons have changed and the leaves on the trees have fallen, the birds have become easier to spot and the robins, in particular, are happy to pose […]
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Etherow Country Park I wrote here a while ago about Etherow Country Park. It’s close to where we live and it’s always good for a walk. I recently bought a new lens for my Canon M50 camera and went there with my husband to try it out. There were lots of birds about, mostly robins […]
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Ever since I was a little girl I’ve loved horses. As a child I would have loved to own one, but for many reasons it was never to be. As my interest in photography has grown over the past few months I have really enjoyed taking pictures of the horses in a local field. You […]
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About the Canal The Ashton Canal was built in 1792 to supply coal from Oldham and Ashton-under-Lyne to Manchester. If you were to walk from where the canal begins at Portland Basin, Ashton-under-Lyne to where it ends at the Ducie Street Junction in Manchester you would have walked around six miles. It links to three […]
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Who doesn’t love the robin? On December 15th 1960 after a 200,000 strong ballot the robin was crowned Britain’s National Bird. It’s not hard to see why. With his bright red breast and beautiful song he’s everyone’s favourite. A regular feature on the Christmas card Although the robin can often be seen on our Christmas […]
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Doing what herons do I posted here about the herons that I often see on my walks along the Peak Forest canal. There are two or three regulars and they can be seen flying along the canal, standing observing, or, as you can see in the pics below, fishing. A busy few weeks Although I […]
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Simple pleasures – birdwatching On my many walks along the river and canal paths the wildlife that has given me the most pleasure, and been the cause of much frustration, are the birds. It takes patience and persistence Spotting the birds and being able to capture that perfect picture are two very different things. I’ve […]
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Where is Etherow Country Park? Etherow Country Park is located in the village of Compstall. Compstall itself is between Marple and Romiley in Stockport, Greater Manchester. It was establised in the 1820’s as part of the Andrews estate and incorporated a mine, a cotton mill and lake. The Park covers 200 acres and lies at […]
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