Frank & Polly
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Nature loving dog owner who takes photos of stuff we see along our way based mainly in the Forest of Dean but can be found on Portland Dorset and the Isle of Mull
Polly is my dog
Nature loving dog owner who takes photos of stuff we see along our way based mainly in the Forest of Dean but can be found on Portland Dorset and the Isle of Mull
Polly is my dog
My first Hair Ice of this Winter seen today and prehaps the most stunning and biggest example I've ever seen
From Google ""Hair ice is a rare, hair-like ice formation that grows on rotting wood from broadleaf trees when the air is moist and the temperature is below freezing""
From Google ""Hair ice is a rare, hair-like ice formation that grows on rotting wood from broadleaf trees when the air is moist and the temperature is below freezing""
November 26, 2025 at 9:23 AM
My first Hair Ice of this Winter seen today and prehaps the most stunning and biggest example I've ever seen
From Google ""Hair ice is a rare, hair-like ice formation that grows on rotting wood from broadleaf trees when the air is moist and the temperature is below freezing""
From Google ""Hair ice is a rare, hair-like ice formation that grows on rotting wood from broadleaf trees when the air is moist and the temperature is below freezing""
From the Isle of Mull, brilliant wildlife seen, but can someone identify the caterpillar for me please
October 23, 2025 at 6:20 AM
From the Isle of Mull, brilliant wildlife seen, but can someone identify the caterpillar for me please
Juvenile Crossbill in the #ForestofDean recently
August 6, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Juvenile Crossbill in the #ForestofDean recently
Nice to see 2 Adders in the #ForestofDean this morning... this one photographed at distance with imaged cropped and the snake left to bask in peace
#snake
#snake
July 21, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Nice to see 2 Adders in the #ForestofDean this morning... this one photographed at distance with imaged cropped and the snake left to bask in peace
#snake
#snake
Purple Hairstreak flutterby
Only the second I've knowingly seen and bizarrely within 20mtrs of where I saw my other !
#ForestofDean
Only the second I've knowingly seen and bizarrely within 20mtrs of where I saw my other !
#ForestofDean
July 9, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Purple Hairstreak flutterby
Only the second I've knowingly seen and bizarrely within 20mtrs of where I saw my other !
#ForestofDean
Only the second I've knowingly seen and bizarrely within 20mtrs of where I saw my other !
#ForestofDean
Stunning afternoon at Symonds Yat Rock watching these young Peregrines tallon grappling
June 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Stunning afternoon at Symonds Yat Rock watching these young Peregrines tallon grappling
Humming Bird Hawk moth feeding on Red Valerian at Symonds Yat Rock today
One of at least 3 different ones whizzing around
One of at least 3 different ones whizzing around
June 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Humming Bird Hawk moth feeding on Red Valerian at Symonds Yat Rock today
One of at least 3 different ones whizzing around
One of at least 3 different ones whizzing around
Highlight of an unplanned trip to a Dorset Heath yesterday was 2 female Sand Lizards
May 29, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Highlight of an unplanned trip to a Dorset Heath yesterday was 2 female Sand Lizards
After Forestry England #ForestofDean scraped clean my best area of Broad-leaved helleborine with no plants showing there yet this year.... it was nice to discover 7 spikes in a new to me location this morning
May 14, 2025 at 6:57 AM
After Forestry England #ForestofDean scraped clean my best area of Broad-leaved helleborine with no plants showing there yet this year.... it was nice to discover 7 spikes in a new to me location this morning
May 11, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I don't as a rule twitch birds... preferring to visit spots I know to see what's there and if there's an unusual bird, that's a bonus...
But with 4 relatively long staying Dotteral an hour from home. I thought I ought to visit them....
Definitely not disappointed
But with 4 relatively long staying Dotteral an hour from home. I thought I ought to visit them....
Definitely not disappointed
May 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I don't as a rule twitch birds... preferring to visit spots I know to see what's there and if there's an unusual bird, that's a bonus...
But with 4 relatively long staying Dotteral an hour from home. I thought I ought to visit them....
Definitely not disappointed
But with 4 relatively long staying Dotteral an hour from home. I thought I ought to visit them....
Definitely not disappointed
Nightjar churring at a traditional Forest of Dean site at 20.55 this evening
Woodcock over as well
#Glosbirds
Woodcock over as well
#Glosbirds
May 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Nightjar churring at a traditional Forest of Dean site at 20.55 this evening
Woodcock over as well
#Glosbirds
Woodcock over as well
#Glosbirds
Dark Edged Beefly and Rose Chafer in the Wye Valley this morning....
Happy to be corrected though
Happy to be corrected though
April 27, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Dark Edged Beefly and Rose Chafer in the Wye Valley this morning....
Happy to be corrected though
Happy to be corrected though
Seems a little early but my first Cinnabar Moth of the year
Coleford, Gloucestershire
Coleford, Gloucestershire
April 23, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Seems a little early but my first Cinnabar Moth of the year
Coleford, Gloucestershire
Coleford, Gloucestershire
Exhibitors arriving for the Coleford Carnival of Transport......
Bit grey and damp, but for now, at least it's not raining...
Here's hoping it's a successful day for stall holders, exhibitors, local traders and the organisers
Bit grey and damp, but for now, at least it's not raining...
Here's hoping it's a successful day for stall holders, exhibitors, local traders and the organisers
April 21, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Exhibitors arriving for the Coleford Carnival of Transport......
Bit grey and damp, but for now, at least it's not raining...
Here's hoping it's a successful day for stall holders, exhibitors, local traders and the organisers
Bit grey and damp, but for now, at least it's not raining...
Here's hoping it's a successful day for stall holders, exhibitors, local traders and the organisers
2 m Pied Fly disputing a hole near the CTH paving area
Gropper reeling between the Crem and CTH
Wood Warbler briefly calling in mixed woodland (1st heard 2 days ago) on my 5 mile wander with Polly this morning
#GlosBirds
Gropper reeling between the Crem and CTH
Wood Warbler briefly calling in mixed woodland (1st heard 2 days ago) on my 5 mile wander with Polly this morning
#GlosBirds
April 21, 2025 at 6:37 AM
2 m Pied Fly disputing a hole near the CTH paving area
Gropper reeling between the Crem and CTH
Wood Warbler briefly calling in mixed woodland (1st heard 2 days ago) on my 5 mile wander with Polly this morning
#GlosBirds
Gropper reeling between the Crem and CTH
Wood Warbler briefly calling in mixed woodland (1st heard 2 days ago) on my 5 mile wander with Polly this morning
#GlosBirds
Heard from CTH but distantly to the north Cuckoo calling at 07.49am today #Glosbirds
April 15, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Heard from CTH but distantly to the north Cuckoo calling at 07.49am today #Glosbirds
Not a bad morning's wander in the #ForestofDean
Fallow Buck
Fallow Does with last years fawns
Wild Boar
Male Crossbill
Fallow Buck
Fallow Does with last years fawns
Wild Boar
Male Crossbill
April 6, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Not a bad morning's wander in the #ForestofDean
Fallow Buck
Fallow Does with last years fawns
Wild Boar
Male Crossbill
Fallow Buck
Fallow Does with last years fawns
Wild Boar
Male Crossbill
Easily my best sighting and photo of the year so far
Weasel in the #ForestofDean this morning
Weasel in the #ForestofDean this morning
April 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Easily my best sighting and photo of the year so far
Weasel in the #ForestofDean this morning
Weasel in the #ForestofDean this morning
Shush, don't move the paparazzi are out again
Roe bucks in the #ForestofDean
Roe bucks in the #ForestofDean
April 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Shush, don't move the paparazzi are out again
Roe bucks in the #ForestofDean
Roe bucks in the #ForestofDean
As part of the redevelopment of the of Coleford. This is the chosen design of the new clock tower.
There will be numbers incorporated into the paved areas & the shadow cast by the tower will show the time.
The town needs to be closed twice a year overnight to move the numbers forwards / backwards
There will be numbers incorporated into the paved areas & the shadow cast by the tower will show the time.
The town needs to be closed twice a year overnight to move the numbers forwards / backwards
April 1, 2025 at 10:45 AM
As part of the redevelopment of the of Coleford. This is the chosen design of the new clock tower.
There will be numbers incorporated into the paved areas & the shadow cast by the tower will show the time.
The town needs to be closed twice a year overnight to move the numbers forwards / backwards
There will be numbers incorporated into the paved areas & the shadow cast by the tower will show the time.
The town needs to be closed twice a year overnight to move the numbers forwards / backwards
Is it a bird ?
Is it a plane ?
No it's Super Boar!
Is it a plane ?
No it's Super Boar!
March 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Is it a bird ?
Is it a plane ?
No it's Super Boar!
Is it a plane ?
No it's Super Boar!
Spectacular scenes today as the Yew trees release clouds of pollen
March 4, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Spectacular scenes today as the Yew trees release clouds of pollen