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Stalking in the heather

September 6, 2015

September’s here; the kids have gone back to school and the tourists have dragged their sad lives and caravans back home. It’s time to reclaim the moor. Here are a few pix from an evening drive out to have a picnic and see if we could find some of Britians largest animal frolicing in the […]

A light dusting on top

January 14, 2015

Here, where? Here. At sea level, it’s rare to get any snow settling on the ground for too long, however just a few miles up the coast Exmoor rises a thousand foot plus over the surf and therefore, often has a light dusting of the white stuff on top. Exmoor is bleak and this is […]

Happy New Year! Let’s dance

January 2, 2015

It’s fifty shades of brown on the moor at the moment and if you are lucky enough to get it ‘all lit up’ by some weak winter sunshine; the mood becomes magical. To cap off another great drive on the moor with the indomitable Neil Osmond of Experience Exmoor, we caught these two young ladies […]

Where the waters meet

November 20, 2014

Prologue: The beech trees really are the star of the show at this time of year. On Exmoor, Watersmeet is the meeting place of the East Lyn river and Hoar Oak Water. There is an old 19th Century fishing lodge that stands to bear witness of the ‘meeting’ and it’s just a short stroll from […]

Autumnk Projeck

September 30, 2014

To map the autumn here in North Devon 2014: Every week I will post one photo and some or no words to compliment the image, or not as the case may be. No GPS location or technical detail. Images posted mid-week, click on the image to make it bigger & sexier. Scroll down for latest […]

September’s Inn – dunkin swallows

September 4, 2014

September is a month that promises so much, after a brief but hectic summer ‘season’ the schools have reclaimed their froth (and legropes), leaving us and the beaches relatively empty and it gives a chance for ‘us’ lucky locals to enjoy the late summer sunshine (and surf) in peace and quiet – without the heartache […]

Velvet Undercover – Sweet Devon

August 14, 2014

An impromptu visit to the moor on the way to a surprise birthday bash and we stumble into these two beauties, in velvet, wow, grazing in sheep pasture (ooops – bloody buggers, I’m sure they didn’t eat much, Mr Psychopath Subsidy-Farmer ). It’s typical isn’t it, you’ve starved yourself all day and are gagging for […]

Swallows projeck

July 16, 2014

Part 1. Horse flies bring salad days for swallows. All the biting insects about this summer may be bad news for gardeners and horses but for swallows, swifts, martins and other insect eating birds it’s ‘ happy days’. The European swallow (Monty Python) or more correctly the Barn Swallow, heralds the beginning of summer when […]

Meadows, meandering & dragon flies

July 14, 2014

The summer meadows are in full bloom, it’s seed head city; what a wonderful and slightly melancholy atmosphere as we move into the second half of summer. Here’s some unremarkable pictures that fill me with nostalgia of summers past, present and future. Taken on location at Longlands Farm, Coulsworthy, Devon (http://www.longlandsdevon.co.uk/). If you click on […]

Where Exmoor meets the sea

July 12, 2014

The piece of coast from Combe Martin to Lynmouth is surely one of the most dramatic and magical places in North Devon. There’s so much stuff crammed into this little area that no wonder the rich, the famous and the romantics have made this coast where Exmoor meets the sea, their home now, in recent […]