16 Cockermouth Knobbly Tree
The tree has such character, a bit like some of us mature members of the Civic Trust. The tree and us may have crinkly skin and a few warts but what tales we could tell.
08 Dovenby Ducklings
Dovenby Ducklings June 2020 Hiding in the beck bank was a duck which today emerged with 6 newly hatched ducklings who need to be both swimmers and rock climbers to follow mother duck. Play Video
Bricks of Cumbria
Brick collection from quarries and mines in Cumbria from 1850 The buildings for Cumbria’s industry were built with bricks without which Cumbria’s mineral wealth would not have been exploited. Ian Tyler explored the mines and quarries of the North of England and in his exploits he collected a wealth of minerals, tools, photos and bricks. […]
15 Brides Beck Dovenby Memorial
Memorial to Anne Frances Gunson Hidden in the overgrown tree covered natural woodland of Dovenby Hall estate is a meorial to Frances Gunson. During the 30 years we have lived in Dovenby I have visited this quiet ancient woodland and paid my respect to the person mentioned here and to the people who erected this […]
05 Join the fish in Dovenby Beck
Dovenby Beck lots of fish, what are they? Here is a video with the fish in Dovenby Beck using my GoPro which is apparently waterproof and was attached to a broom handle for this first experiment. More to follow. Play Video
06 Bullfinch Male Female
Bullfinch Bullfinch male with red front and female without red front. The pair are almost always together unless one is on the nest. They have visited our feeder regularly this spring 2020 and have a nest in a neighbour’s garden. Play Video
17 Water Divining
Water Divining Huh! Yes as you can see, Peter with two pieces of stainless steel metal rod balanced so they swivel if they want to, and the United Utilities man assured me that if there was flowing water then they would cross over. Any metal will do, he said, even copper, so magnetism cannot be […]
01 Lanefoot Cottage garden tour 16th April 2020
Lanefoot Cottage garden tour 16th April 2020 The birds are in good voice, the blackbird is on the bricks, the pheasant has had a good feed from the sunflower seeds on my shoe (it would peck my hand too much). I have put a text description below the video. Fish were jumping in the beck […]
13 Happy Henrietta Hen
Happy Henrietta Hen Henrieta Hen of Lanefoot Cottage has been homeless for at least a year in our village but the neighbours haven’t lost one so she is lonely. She eats the birdseed when the pheasant isn’t claiming his share. I don’t suppose they can get too friendly and ….?! She seems to have needed […]
09 Daft Duck Walk
Daft Duck Walk What was the duck trying to tell me? I must know, we cannot duck the issue. Was it upset or lonely? Can you do duck talk or are we quackers? Play Video