If you go down to the Woods Today.

.... all is peaceful & calm at the Roald Dahl Camp.
But that is all about to change as the Deer, Badgers, Bats & Barn Owls will be evicted, as will the farming family in a fortnight from now, they've put their hearts & souls into this land for years. The lovely view across the valley will soon to be Shattered by a Dirty Great Viaduct.

Here's the day to day reality at the sharpe end, these protectors have pure passion & guts & are not afraid to stand up & be counted for what is right & true against those who are happy to destroy our World & everything of Natural Beauty that we should all cherish.

                             

                                                                                                                                                                                      This is all that remains of the once beautiful little copse at Amersham Hospital, where folks would wonder along the middle foot path & where a Nightingale sang only a few Summers back, well that ain't gonna 'appen anymore

... & people can't understand why we're in the state we're in, well the answer is quite simple: look after the planet & it will look after you!!

19th March..... Roostin' Wagtails.

Changed our shopping habit & went this evening to Sainsburys in Chesham to avoid the crowds, avoided the food aswell with all the shelves being empty, but at least the tree in the centre of the car park was full, with 78 Pied Wagtails sat on the bare branches under the street lamp. Would have missed them if it hadn't been for their calls, thought I was hearing things.

The only items which seemed to be fully stocked were Sprouts, Ice Cubes, Easter Eggs & Weed Killer, what is a super market doing selling Weed Killer in these environmentally conscious days?? & to have them displayed next to food items??

Eagle Owls update.

HS2 have now released a second pair of Fibreglass Eagle Owls at the Haul Road at Great Missenden in their never ending battle with nature.

A Song for Mothers Day.

Here is a poignant tune from the powerful pen of Billy Bragg, written on Friday, recorded yesterday, brings tears to the eyes in these crazy days, hopefully when it's over Governments & decision makers will take heed of the warning shots nature has fired across their bow's in the preceeding twelve months & the world will be a better place.
Where ever you are in the World in these troubled times reading this Blog that Stewart & myself cobble together :
Stay Well,
Stay Safe,
Stay Free.

Can't Be There Today by Billy Bragg.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-iS89MyCXA&list=RDw-iS89MyCXA

18th March..... Starlings.

Good to see the starlings continuing their nesting activities in the garden and coming close to the house to feed and clearly showing the difference between the male and female birds.  The male now has a blue/grey base to the beak and the female an off white base as opposed to their dark winter beaks. Also will be interesting over the next few weeks to see  most of the spots disappear on the male bird as the summer/breeding plumage appears.

Images Copyright : Stewart Dennis.

NHS not HS2

In the present crisis this slogan carries more meaning now than ever before.
Please sign the petition & share.
Thank you.
Stay Well, Stay Safe.

https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/cancel-hs2-and-divert-money-to-public-services-and-society-s-struggling-financially

17th March..... Lapwings back on Territory.

Late in the afternoon just after the sun had sunk from the sky I managed to find this male Lapwing back at it's breeding site. Check out that crest. Thanks to Linda & Trevor for the info.
Stewart.

Image Copyright : Stewart Dennis.

HS2 : Criminal Offence.

Interesting to see how they get out of this one : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlBSTpEOkoM

14th March..... Dipper.

This continental Black-bellied Dipper helped lift the gloom that's gripping the country, as it feed in the waters of the River Wye at The Rye in High Wycombe. It's favoured spots being below the water fall & in the fast moving waters at Bassetsbury Mill, where the owners welcomed us into their garden for a better view.
Waiting for the Dipper to appear.

The Falls.

Further down river a Water Rail fed in the margins near Funges Meadow Nature Reserve, https://revivethewye.org.uk/funges-meadow-nature-reserve/  with a very confiding Little Egret nearby.














Short video clip taken at Bassetsbury Mill.

Street Art at Funges Meadow.

Don.
Images Copyright : Don Stone/Stewart Dennis.