A few of many highlights from a lovely walk up the Ouse and north of York on Friday. Sand martins, reed buntings and my first spots of a yellowhammer and whitethroats. #ukbirding #yorkbirding

Starlings over Holgate in York this afternoon - I’d been looking to find good sites anywhere in Yorkshire, and suddenly they have arrived 5 minutes from our house! #naturewriting #natureonyourdoorstep

I love a lot of the lone trees in the vast landscapes of the Yorkshire Wolds and Moors. This was taken near Huggate some years ago now.

Bluesky orange sky, as the train approaches Durham…
#Durham #sunrise

A glorious, crisp frost on the allotment this morning, and an unexpected delicacy: naturally frozen cape gooseberries.
#NatureEveryDay #UKnature #GrowYourOwn

There’s a beautiful ginkgo near my kids’ school here in York, and our youngest used to love collecting the leaves. I took this last winter: one of the last few leaves of 2023, clinging on tenaciously.

Will start my efforts here with a couple of blue(ish) sky glimpses from this morning - a peaceful walk alongside the Ouse, from York to Moor Monkton and Redhouse Wood. #natureonyourdoorstep #yorkshirenature #yorkpics