Windy Willow
25 April 2024 09:30:38
Yesterday morning, on our way out to Kynance cove, I spotted a Harrier Hawk perched on top of a roadside Sign frame, looking very regal.
This morning's adventure was out to the Piskey Hall, "Fogou" in Cornish, which is on the farm land where we're staying. It's a small cave with glow in the dark lichen, a pretty little place.
119.4 m /391.7 feet asl
Sunny Dartford, NW Kent

Don't feed the Trolls!! When starved of attention they return to their dark caves or the dark recesses of bridges and will turn back to stone, silent again!
NMA
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25 April 2024 10:17:54
Thanks for that. I had to look up Piskey Hall. A new one for me. Hope the holiday is going well.
https://acornishjourney.uk/early-medieval/fogous/piskey-hall-fogou/ 

 
Vale of the Great Dairies
South Dorset
Elevation 60m 197ft
Windy Willow
25 April 2024 11:07:41
Originally Posted by: NMA 

Thanks for that. I had to look up Piskey Hall. A new one for me. Hope the holiday is going well.
https://acornishjourney.uk/early-medieval/fogous/piskey-hall-fogou/ 

 

Thanks! The holiday is going great so far, and the farmer and his wife are so very accomodating, they took us to the site because of the electric fences and I have some lovely photo's of it, which I will share here later for comparison to those on that website.
Their holiday let is top notch too (and suitable for those in a wheelchair) and I highly recommend as it was cheaper than a static caravan for this time of the year (and probably throughout the year) and a lot more comfortable all round. 
We're off out Marazion way this afternoon, in spite of the light, passing showers, which is the first rain (if you can call it that lol) we've seen so far this week. The husband and I have been blessed 😊
119.4 m /391.7 feet asl
Sunny Dartford, NW Kent

Don't feed the Trolls!! When starved of attention they return to their dark caves or the dark recesses of bridges and will turn back to stone, silent again!
Windy Willow
26 April 2024 09:41:34
So I uploaded just the one picture of the Piskey Hall Fogou onto the TWO gallery. You can see that it's being maintained so that it's accessible, without going overboard. The glow in the dark lichen is pretty interesting though.

https://www.theweatheroutlook.com/userpics/20240426/20240426093605.jpg 



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119.4 m /391.7 feet asl
Sunny Dartford, NW Kent

Don't feed the Trolls!! When starved of attention they return to their dark caves or the dark recesses of bridges and will turn back to stone, silent again!
StoneCroze
26 April 2024 11:12:22
 Our gannet cam is now live.  Unfortunately, it has been estimated up to 20% of our gannets succumbed to avian flu.
Working with the RSPB, it's interesting that the gannets which contracted avian flu and survived have now got black pupils in their eyes.
Whether this affects their ability to fish, is unknown.

https://www.alderneywildlife.org/wildlife/webcams/gannet-cam 
Alderney, Channel Islands. (previously known as Beaufort)
DEW
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26 April 2024 16:37:29
Apropos trees being early this year, I was in a local beech wood at Eartham this morning and  the trees are coming into leaf. Last year, when I was organising an orienteering event there, the trees had reached about the same stage on the 18th May. Big difference!

Also heard the cuckoo again.
War does not determine who is right, only who is left - Bertrand Russell

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