Hurray! A pair of redpolls appeared in our garden this morning to general whooping from the family.  I had heard from Dave, local bird expert, that he has seen them in Dulwich park but they’ve been notably absent around here.

The redwings are here. I watched a flock circling the wood against a blue winter sky. Our next door neighbour told me that the sparrowhawk had sat for a while on their garden fence. There was surprisingly little damage in the woods after another stormy night. We walked in the woods on Christmas day with […]

The month began mild and wet with lots of lovely mud in the woods. There’s surprising little damage in the woods following the dramatic storm on the morning of the 28 Oct  although  I see a couple of trees down near the path. More nerve-wracking was hearing the poplar in the communal garden go over with […]

The woods are dark with rain today – hornbeam seed tassels lighting up the sodden path. A walker has lost a black lurcher and I can hear her calling him long after I pass her. It is a pleasure to see goldfinches back in the garden.