A walk with a difference

Out walking at this time of year can reveal some wildlife curiosities – sheltered hedge banks in south Cornwall have become home to stick insects which although not native are still good to find and add a tropical twist to hiking in Cornwall. They are very easy...
Winter walking and Christmas Exploring

Winter walking and Christmas Exploring

Winter sunshine, stormy seas and sea campion still managing to give us a seasonal bloom. Also found some unusually large seabird eggs on the cliff – a prize to the first who can tell us what species these are from!!! Great walking in winter with...

Silken tents on the South West Coast Path

At this time of year we sometimes see whole stands of blackthorn bushes stripped of their leaves by lackey moth caterpillars. The bright orange and blue caterpillars that live communally in silken tents eventually become a drab brown adult moth – these are on...