Purbeck Footprints

I missed the Sun this morning, not because I was late but because the early wander was done and dusted by the time the clouds cleared. When all is calm and grey the usual sounds of the morning se...

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This morning we headed for the cliffs as the sky was clearer than it had been and it looked as if the day was going to stay that way. Once again a thick bank of cloud hugged the horizon and t...

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This morning the Sun was supposed to make her grand appearance at just after 8 o’clock so no need for an alarm or early start. The skies had been clear all night and the forecast was for a bit ...

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After watching the sunrise this morning I headed up Durlston Castle along the coast path that sits above it’s bay. The Sun was still low in the sky meaning its rays did not have to complete...

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This morning's wander took us back along the cliff path just after sunrise when the air is cool and clear and views go on for miles. Below us a slight sea, its waves hardly bothering to break, gi...

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The skies were clear again this morning but anything below the level of our hills risked being shrouded in a cloak of fog that tiptoed along the valley and out to sea. Slowly, as the Sun breached...

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I struggle with the Summer, both as a photographer and as a walker: both prove more difficult and somehow less enjoyable than at other times of the year. I look forward to Autumn though and welco...

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There is a world, not far away, that we can all find and spend time in and that can show us more beasts than even the most wildlife friendly park. The meadows are teaming with creatures that are ...

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If you are very lucky you can see Dolphins from the coast path on the Isle of Purbeck but you do have to be very lucky. Every now and again a pod will travel along the coast giving you a chan...

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I have been watching a Badger sett for a while now but, although it is a busy old place, taking photographs can be a little tricky. These wonderful animals tend not to venture above ground until ...

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This morning’s wander along the cliff top started pretty well and only got better. As soon as we reached the path a Peregrine was seen high above the cliffs, only to be joined very quickly ...

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I take any opportunity to get out on a boat to see the Purbeck coast from the water. Apart from the sea birds, including at this time of year our Puffins, there is always a chance to see Seal...

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A lot of wildlife photographs are taken from hides that enable you to watch without being seen. The problem here is that I am not very good with hides, I am happier wandering and finding my s...

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There can be no doubt that if you spend enough time with a wild animal a relationship, of sorts, can build up and the animal will recognise you. I get this sometimes with the deer and the Fox...

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I am lucky where I live to have Foxes and Badgers regularly walk past the house or through the garden. I see these animals often but mainly at night, making photography difficult, so it is always...

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Where there are mists there are stories, myths & legends created to promote fear and unease as well as the odd hero and villain, and the Somerset Levels are no exception. This area is packed ...

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I see plenty of Badger tracks whilst wandering the Isle of Purbeck and and have found many setts but the last thing I want to do is draw attention to these by setting up cameras. So you can imagi...

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The haze of another beautiful morning still lingered at Dancing Ledge this morning but the clouds were starting to clear and little by little blue was replacing the white. Spotlights of sunshine ...

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This morning’s early wander was bathed in a warm Sun that has been missing quite a bit lately and before the wind picked up all was calm, quiet and very spring-like. Of course, regardless of th...

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Any photographer will tell of The Golden Hour: that time just after sunrise and just before sunset when the light is softer than at other times of day, making for a very pleasing effect on a ...

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Just a few metres from the Priest’s Way is a patch of land that was cleared for quarrying just a few years ago. This clearance takes away the grass and the topsoil as well as any rough rock...

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There is nothing like a bit of Sun to bring out the birds and with the Sun comes more opportunities to get out and about. Walks along the cliff paths can bring sightings of many migrant birds...

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High above the coast path is another trail that heads west, it mirrors the one below and gives a bird’s eye view of the cliffs both to the east and the west. This morning there was a haze t...

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 Kimmeridge is a little village on the Isle of Purbeck famous for its bay and the fossils that can be found there. For me though the attraction of this place is the ridge that runs from Swyre ...

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Rain is important, we know that and without rain our green and pleasant land would be a whole lot less green and pleasant. That being said the last few days have given us more than our fair s...

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