A walk on the Moor.
Writing tagged: ‘red grouse’
27 April 2020
A wonderful day’s wildlife.
6 March 2020
A walk on the Moor. Some spring favourites are back! And a thrilling barn owl encounter.
20 September 2019
A walk on the Moor.
8 July 2019
A walk on the Moor.
14 April 2019
Gunshots echoing around the valley.
14 February 2019
A St Valentine’s Day walk on the Moor.
The joy of the familiar—and the unfamiliar—on a local patch
Getting to know a place well means knowing what to look forward to, and appreciating when something unusual happens.
Pleasures of August
August on the Dee Marshes and the Pennine Moors, including encounters with a bolshie pheasant, a practising peregrine, and a flirty wheatear.
Bloodless grouse-shoot
After 20 years walking on the Moor, I finally bag a brace of decent grouse photos.
Grouse in winter
How red grouse change their habits in cold weather.
Seeing purple
The Moor is at peak-purple at this time of year, with the heather in full bloom.