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A sparrowhawk on Shoreham Beach

Our first morning back at home after a week camping transformed from quiet and sleepy to excited in an instant. One of my daughters spotted a bird of prey in the back garden. I grabbed my camera, slapped on my longer lens, and tried to grab some decent images of

A female sparrowhawk perched on a fence looks towards the camera
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Late Summer at Woods Mill

Secret dens and dirty hands at the Sussex nature reserve

A wooden deck with a large rectangular platform overlooks a pond covered in green vegetation, surrounded by dense trees. Sunlight filters through the leaves, casting shadows on the deck.
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Kingley Vale: a first walk

Images from our inaugural walk in the nature reserve

Kingley Vale: a first walk
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Christmas tree time at Spithandle Nursery

Our annual visit to Spithandle Lane for our festive tree took on a different tone this year.

Pine cones on a cut Christmas tree at Spithandle Nursery
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A last minute Christmas Tree trip to Spithandle

December rather got away from us this year, so we finally headed to Spithandle Nursery to collect our Christmas tree with the big day already in sight…

A last minute Christmas Tree trip to Spithandle
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Snow & Straw at Spithandle Nursery

Snow dusted Sussex as we headed to Spithandle for our locally-grown Christmas tree.

A dusting of snow on Spithandle Nursery
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Weekend Nature Reads: the “good news, bad news” edition

Some curl-up-with-a-drink photography, reading and viewing on nature, the climate crisis and our role in it, to see you through a cold weekend.

Weekend Nature Reads: the “good news, bad news” edition
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Back to Spithandle

Our annual visit to Spithandle Nursery to buy our Sussex Christmas tree.

Back to Spithandle
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Spithandle Nursery: sustainable Sussex Christmas trees

If you're going to have a real Christmas tree, then you should buy one that's locally grown. And that's exactly what we do at Spithandle Nursery every year.

Spithandle Nursery: sustainable Sussex Christmas trees