At the end of the day I just managed the 5k steps. It felt like I had covered a few more than that but hey ho! 🤣. After a busy day out and about that was the last thing I was worried about. No dedicated

This September weather is really nice and this morning was dry and still, the perfect conditions for a quick walk around the blick to get the blood pumping. Along the way I noticed a small clump of wild

During the school run to help out today, we passed a few yew trees along the way. Some years these small fir trees can be absolutely smothered with berries, however this year is a little disappointing.

So now we are in meteorological autumn. The weather seems to be turning cooler and wetter, which is a relief after the long drought of summer. But nature has not caught up yet. It takes time for the trees

Sometimes I like to get out into the fields around town. Away from the public parks and the crowds. It is so peaceful, where you can hear nothing at all but the wind. This area has been acquired by a land

Well, after a short hiatus from posting @actifit reports due to some unfortunate family illness, I managed to get enough steps today done and dusted. The decorated cows are very beautiful and head turners

During a journey to find a brewery today I took a wrong turn and ended up at the top of a hill in the North Downs 😅. The road was too narrow and steep to turn around so continuing up to the top of the

I have seen many different forms of fungi but this bright yellow one took my eye! There were several separate growths on this old tree stump. The colour is stunning. This type of fungi is usually orange

There were heavy rain showers around today, which is a good thing after the drought we have just had but that presents a problem 😅. So in between the showers we managed to get down to the Ifield Mill

There were some heavy rain showers around today. The rain is welcome and refreshing when you find yourself suddenly getting a short soaking! 🤣. I heard today that there could be yet another hot period

The ferris wheel in Tilgate park was looking tempting. On a nice day like today that would be kind of nice to take a ride. We didn't actually walk on that side of the lakeside today but we could hear the

It was another nice sunny morning so why not go to one of our favourite places for a walk. The Ifield Mill Pond. There was an incredible amount of birds here. A godzillion of seagulls floating around amonst

I spotted a funny notice at a local garden centre. It seems young children are causing some disruption, or could it be that the parents are the real problem? 😂 With the things that I see out and about

The barn owl is such a magnificent bird. This one can be seen at Huxley's near Horsham, England. We have been here before and although it is a small place, there are many birds of prey here. They do have

Temperatures were well down on recent days, but at about 24° it felt really warm even though there was a strong breeze. Ifield Mill Pond was looking fantastic today. The swans were looking for food handouts

The sunshine has been pretty much unbroken all summer. That is great for berrries and the hedgerows are full of blackberries and other lovely fruit. One berry which deserves a mention is the sloe berry.

Today I spotted some lichen called Cladonia pyxidata. The common name for this is pixie cups, and they do indeed look like tiny funnel shaped cups. I was aware that you can find them in damp places where

This was the scene on the Ifield Mill Pond today. The seagulls were having a good siesta amongst the wild fowl and geese. Another thing of note was that more swans have arrived here. I counted six adult

I had planned to cycle today but the heat was the thing that changed my mind. So after making a final decision, left home mid morning for a walk which actually covered part of one cycle route that I do

Well I didn't manage a cycle ride this morning. I was aiming to leave by 7am in order to beat the worst of the heat. I can only put it down to a bad night's sleep due to the heatwave. I'll try again tomorrow