During a morning walk to a local park I noticed a strange and unusual formation on a branch of an oak tree. A couple of developing acorns were grotesquely deformed and clearly not normal. I remember as

We are lucky to have so many different places for our children to see wildlife. As well as the many public parks, there are nature centres dedicated to looking after injured wild animals and returning

It has been hot for days now and it is good to get yourself outside in these conditions. Being indoors can be uncomfortable if you don't have air conditioning like me 😫. One of the best places is of course

Even the fountains are now suffering from this heatwave 🤣. This one in Worth Park Gardens is looking a little sad. As you can see, the water pressure has been turned down. Normally this fountain shoots

From real life swans to a shopping mall called Swan Walk. After a short journey of about eight miles to Horsham town centre the shopping centre is easily accessible from a multistorey car park. In this

This current heat wave is great but it brings issues such as drought. The lakes and reservoirs are now getting low. Some areas of the UK have issued hose pipe bans already! Ifield Mill Pond this morning

This shrub caught my eye while out and about. I have seen this plant many times before but not when it is in full bloom like this. It is beautiful! The flowers are attached directly to the branches just

Together with some family members, I visited Tilgate Nature Centre to view the cranes again which have been sitting on eggs for weeks now. It seems however that the eggs were not fertile so the staff have

We are now on the cusp of another heatwave here in Europe and the UK. It is beginning to warm up day by day now. This afternoon was just right however, and I made the most of it by taking a cycle ride

Garden centres are fascinating places to visit even if you're just browsing, or even just to visit the tea room which most of the centers do have these days. In fact that was the prime reason to visit

These caterpillars are enjoying a munch on some ragweed which I spotted while walking around the grounds of an old castle. I think they are poisonous judging by their colour. The ragweed is also poisonous

Out on a walk today I spotted a rabbit under the cover of some overhanging grass stems. I approached slowly to get these pictures and was surprised how long it stayed there. Inevitably, it hopped off into

As the end of June approaches and therefore the halfway point in the current year, it is good to enjoy this lovely summer weather we are having. It could be so different as has happened in past years that

We had some seriously noisy thunderstorms overnight. The ground is damp today, making it feel a bit humid but less hot. It was good to have some cloud cover as well on our walk around Tilgate Walled gardens.

To avoid the worst of the heat we went down to Ifield Mill Pond mid-morning. I think that was a wasted theory! The temperature was already 27°C and feeling too hot 🔥 🥵. We noticed a coot chick on its

For the second day in a row, the highest recorded June temperature in the UK has been broken. 36.7°C today, slightly up on yesterday's value. It felt very hot on my walk in Goffs Park. I stopped several

It's official, today was the hottest June day in the UK since records began. The record was broken several times over the day across the country with the highest recorded temperature of 36.1°C in a town

These hot days can be uncomfortable if you're not prepared. Having some protection from the sun is essential, such as wearing a hat like I do, as I dont have much hair these days 😂. The fountains in the

During an afternoon walk in Goffs Park today I noticed that the fish were very close to the surface and very sluggish. It was hot today, close to 30 °C and I think this is the reason for this as oxygen

My goodness! I couldn't believe the numbers of canada geese on the lake at Ifield Mill Pond. There were more on the other side of the boardwalk where we walked. A lot of them are this years goslings now