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Deer on the doorstep at South Light
Continuing the ‘Doorstep’ series here’s the final episode of a recent trip to Lundy. Featuring the small herd of Sika deer in full summer coat but first a Meadow Pipit and a Linnet, near the old quarry Beautiful Sika hind feeding amongst the fresh sprouting bracken. The Castle with Hartland in the background Stag, hind […]
Summer in winter and Stoneycroft
March 3, 2019
As storm Freya rattles the windows here at home in north Devon, Ive finally managed to process some photos of a trip to Lundy in the unseasonably warm and calm February sunshine of early spring 2019. We, the fab four (a random group of Lundyphiles ), take the short helicopter ride to the island every […]
Calendar now available at Beachcomber Cafe.
December 15, 2018
The 2019 North Devon Calendar is now available at the Beachcomber Cafe in Woolacombe. It contains 13 ‘stunning’ photos that will make you go “Wow!” (probably). Priced at a reasonable £9.99, why not pop in and pick one up after a surf or a walk along the beach. You may also want to have a […]
Doorstep. Deer. David.
December 15, 2018
There are around one hundred Sika deer on Lundy. They are organised in family groups of ten to fifteen consisting of one stag (mature male) and the rest consisting of hinds and their offspring (calves). They are timid animals but on a small island they are easy to find and watch, especially in winter when […]
Sunrise at Tibbetts
April 15, 2018
Always nice to receive presents, some are ‘nice’ and others are ‘just what I wanted’. However this one (a christmas present fro my kids) was probably in the ‘if a well known beer brewer did presents’ category: A midweek Easter trip to Tibbetts. Wahooo, the third trip of the year so far… It was a […]
There are, deer on the doorstep at Tibbetts, really.
March 31, 2018
“Its not a competition I know but ” what an inevitable cliché that is by the way. Anyway, ever since I first stayed at Tibbetts on Lundy and wrote the blog ‘Deer on the doorstep at Tibbetts’ (available on this TV station somewhere), I was astonished & delighted that the small herd of, normally quite […]
Castle Cottage
March 25, 2018
There are many different types of accommodation for visitors to Lundy Island. From the grandeur of Millcombe House to the stark remoteness of Tibbetts, from the romance of the Old Lighthouse to the practicality of the radio room. None however can boast a view like that from from the massive window at Castle Cottage. It […]
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