Mushrooms Are Back

It seems the recent wet weather has spurred the mushrooms to pop up. I'm trying to learn the varieties that are in my wood with the aid of a couple of books. It's a tricky business for sure. This one I think is a Larch Bolete.

Secret Squirrel

When I went camping at the wood recently my nephew spotted a hole in the base of a tree right by the log store. It was small and showed signs of animal activity so I set up the nature camera nearby to see if I could snap a photo of it's resident. To be honest I was expecting it to be a mouse given it's size. I wasn't expecting this.

Camping At The Woods

Myself, brother and nephew spent a night at the woods. After first brewing a cup of tea on my wood stove, we took a tour around wildlife spotting. Reaching the end of the wood we heard a screeching from above to then see a buzzard circling. That screech is an eerie sound, almost like something from Jurassic Park. I guess it is a raptor after all and probably shares some genetics. I'd imagine being small, fluffy and on its menu would be pretty terrifying.

I Spy

I retrieved the wildlife camera from the wood which was revealing in many ways. It was interesting to find out what goes bump in the night........

Pieces Of Eight

Yarr. I found me a couple of likely shipmates to seek ol' Blackbeards treasure. We set out with a map on the high seas in search of dubloons and pieces of eight.

Stove To Go

One simple pleasure owning owning a woodland is creating a little camp and having a spot of lunch in the outdoors. If you want something hot then I expect people either create an open fire or use a camping stove.

I stumbled across a portable wood stove and it's really rather neat. The legs fold under the stove box and the flue pipe comes apart into four sections that also fit inside the stove box. So it all packs down into a very portable unit with carry handle too.

I Spy With My Little Eye

We're a nosy bunch us humans. I'm no different but face a bit of a problem. I don't live in my wood so naturally I don't have much time to keep an eye on the comings and goings. I'm hoping that they are mainly non-human but you never know. I'm more keen on the feathered activity and want to keep an eye on the owl boxes for any sign of activity. But I can't lurk in the dark all night in the hope of seeing something. The deer are but a fleeting glance too so it would be good to see a little more of them.

So I scoured the web for a technical solution (well google did all the work to be fair). Wildlife cameramen employ motion sensitive cameras to take the pain out of watching a specific spot so why not me?! I discovered there are some off the shelf solutions without getting too technical either. So I bought this to try and capture some of the comings and goings.