Blackthorn and Honey Bees – Eden
The Cornish blackthorn were in full bloom, their creamy blossoms beautiful against the blue sky of spring. I would like to thank @Jimmmy_Bee and @beekeeperadrian for pointing out my original id was...
View ArticleA green roof between the Biomes of Eden
A collection of images of the Eden Green Roofs taken whilst filming at the Eden Project for the Rooftop Rainforest Sky1 TV programme, I will be back on 8th April to do a talk for Cornwall Green Build –...
View ArticleEden Project – Rooftop Rainforest Visits
During the filming of the Rooftop Rainforest we twice visit the Eden Project. The first was a cold wet February day. This was the day I was suspended high up above the tropical biome in a helium...
View ArticleChoughs (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) – Lizard, Cornwall
They had arrived by their own volition, crossing the English Channel from Brittany. Whilst the likes of Natural England and other nature conservation organisations were intent on a breeding programme...
View ArticleSpring Squills (Scilla verna) – Lizard, Cornwall
Although most of the Spring Squills I saw were not blue but more a bluish white, there were a few blue ones ‘about’ to appear. These beautiful wildflowers graced the clifftops above where the Choughs...
View ArticleSand bees nesting at the Lizard, Cornwall
It was happening at my feet. There on the cracked, dried, earthen path of the South West Coastal Path to the West of Lizard Point a minor industry was unfolding. some 10 – 20 sand bees were mining away...
View ArticleMeadow Pipit (Anthea pratensis) antics at Loe Bar, Cornwall
This Meadow Pipit performed for both the camera and to the world around Loe Bar in Cornwall. I was pleased with my Spring Meadow Pipit at Barking but these shots were a joy to upload and see. I think I...
View ArticleWheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) – Loe Bar Cornwall
The Wheatear is a splendid bird. It is a bird of spring and autumn migration for me. As a child they would be found along the promenades of Thanet in Spring and autumn. I have even seen them on a few...
View ArticleLinnet (Carduelis, cannabina), Cornwall
Everywhere we went in Cornwall we would be graced by the tumbling flight and frantic glancing of Linnets from gorse bushes. April being that time of the year when they are busy courting and making...
View ArticleWildflowers at the Lizard, Cornwall.
Aside from the Choughs and Jackdaws at the Lizard, Cornwall the cliffs were blossoming with clifftop plants when I visited last weekend. And many of these plants are suited to green roofs due to the...
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