And not just one but two: after a year of empty nests we now have a pair of barn owls taking an interest in the old nest box. We’re going to give them plenty of peace and quiet while they settle in. There’s a lot of winter ahead for them but the field is ready, with plenty of scrubland for hunting.
Autumn oak
That’s enough rain, thank you
‘shrooms
Autumn wrigglies
The lake a year later
What a difference twelve months makes. October 2018 to October 2019.
Ready for Hooty’s return
Thanks to John from the Shropshire Barn Owl Group for his visit and advice about how to attract barn owls back to the croft. We’ve cleaned out the nest boxes, laid fresh bedding, cleared overhanging branches, installed some random fence posts nearby (as perches for the owls) and also installed ‘pencil’ cameras in each box so we can easily monitor them. Now we just wait…
A good year for hay
Robin’s pin cushion
The gall of the Diplolepis rosae gall wasp on a dog rose. Pretty but a bit weird.

Fingerprint?
Fingerprint, or recently cut hay meadow?

Tipton’s Croft in the Shropshire Wildlife Trust magazine

Summer 2019
An aerial view
Bees
Night life
Summertime
The Lake timelapse
From April 2018 to June 2019.