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Looking for Fungi on the Roof
Fuzzle (fa’zule) vb. The act of looking for Fungi in light rain (drizzle). It’s been damp lately but still mild, ideal autumnal conditions for fungi, or rather the fruiting bodies of underground mycelium. Exmoor with its overgrown and decaying beech hedgerows and bogs, is the ideal hunting ground for photographers with an eye for these […]
2027 Beautiful North Devon Calendar
October 5, 2026
It’s here!: My 2027 Calendar is now available. This 13th edition features 13 fresh shots taken from wandering around my home in North Devon over the last year, also featuring wild Exmoor and remote Lundy Island. Thank you to my editor, the ruthless Kathleen Spears who helped with the excruciating (for me) decisions, to whittle […]
A touch of colour
August 18, 2026
It’s that time of year when the colour pallette of Exmoor changes from pale, warm yellow to pink, lavender and purple. The moor is alive with the sound of bees and other insects feasting on a banquet of heather nectar. All three species of heather carpet the moor and this reaches peak purple in late […]
Breathe into High Summer
June 16, 2026
When life gets in between you and yourself, there are many spaces to visit that will help you to reconnect with nature and restore the balance. The house maybe empty but moonlight still shines on the roof, get outside, breathe the air and go somewhere – like an old drovers path. Or peaceful water, to […]
Five Calendar stories plus more
December 20, 2025
Wishing everyone a happy and peaceful Christmas holiday – especially those who have purchased or received a 2026 Beautiful Estpix Calendar. As is custom, here are a few ‘behind the scenes’ stories about some of the photos in the 2026 edition. All the photos were taken between September 2024 and September 2025, which is when […]
Colour My Valley Autumn
November 4, 2025
One of my favourite places to photograph in autumn, luckily, is just on the doorstep. Exmoor rises 1000 feet out of the sea on the North Devon coast and takes the brunt of the Atlantic weather but the area is interlaced with hidden valleys where the trees are more sheltered and the leaves hang on […]
2026 Calendar Now Available
September 30, 2025
It’s here: the 2026 Beautiful North Devon Calendar! The 12th edition features 13 fresh shots taken in the prevoius year in and around Exmoor, Lundy and the beaches of North Devon. Thank you to Kathleen Spears who helped with the agonising decisions to whittle down 30-odd candidates to the final selection, and to the friends […]
Purple and Lime colours on top
May 24, 2025
Maytime is when Exmoor comes to life, the beech trees and hedges start to show their fabulously fresh, almost florescent lime-green foliage. This year the wow factor has been amplified by the prolonged dry spell (don’t look up), and some fabulous blue skies. The light winds helped the blossom to set and for the next […]
September shines on the sunroof
September 23, 2024
How prophetic the photo of a misty beach sunset was of September in last years ‘Beautiful North Devon Calendar’, it’s been a lovely little Indian summer and gratefully embraced after what has been, generally, a miserable summer. Time to get the camping gear out of the back of the shed, And journey up onto the […]
Beautiful North Devon Calendar 2025
September 9, 2024
Update: The 2025 calendar has arrived and is available for purchase now. It should be available in time for the Woolacombe art fair in October, where locals can pick up a copy at ‘local’ prices. The calendar is printed on heavyweight, glossy photo paper and A4 size opening up to A3. It features 12 fresh […]
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October 12, 2026
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