Welcome to James Cutting Nature.

A space where passion for wildlife, conservation, and the healing power of nature comes alive. Here, you'll find stories, articles, and resources inspired by my journey through mental health, birdwatching, and the natural world.

Whether you're a seasoned nature enthusiast or just beginning to explore the outdoors, I hope this site inspires, informs, and connects you to the wild beauty that surrounds us all. Let’s embark on this journey together!

About

I'm James, I am a naturalist, conservationist, writer, and presenter. My love of nature has been my lifes passion and has been my source of inspiration, recovery and therapy. Suffering from poor mental health for many years, I know first hand the incredible power of nature as a healer and comfort for those who suffer.

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Come and find out about the amazing projects I am part of, this is constantly evolving and Im always looking for more ways to be active within conservation

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Here you will find some of my writing. It varies from personal stories, wildlife news, trip reports and discussions about mental health. It is quite a mixed bag. I am always happy to discuss any writing commissions you may have in mind and would love to hear from you if you believe, like I do, I can add value to your content.

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I spent last week after work, looming for incoming migrants and those delightful signs of spring that are putting a massive smile on mine and many others, faces at the moment.

Nature isn't just the showy species. It's the little things, the subtle nuances, and the unexpected. Just got to get out there, and #noticeNature

This week, I have been fortunate enough to see...

Cuckoo Flower, Garlic Mustard, Glow-Worm, Bee Flies, Cuckoo, Sedge and Reed Warbler, Roe Deer, Brown Hare, Common Lizard, Redstart, Orange Tip Butterfly and so much more!

What's your favourite sighting this week??

#naturegram #ukwildlife #naturenerd #naturelovers #ukbirds #birdwatching #uknature #birding #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #beatStress

I have been all anticipation for the return of these!!! Get that volume up!!!

Nightingales back in the South Downs. That pure, unashamed, virtuoso song coming from the scrub, usually deep in cover.

Today, 2 of the males @rspb Pulborough Brooks were particularly showy! But I didn't try and film them, I just stood and let the sound wash over me. Each phrase, exquisitely formed and delivered with the precision of a symphony orchestra! The beak open wide to project as far as he could! The maestro has returned to claim his rightful place in the soundscape of spring!

What an experience!!

#natureForWellbeing #naturegram #ukwildlife #naturelovers #ukbirds #virtuoso #takeitawaymaestro

Crank the volume fir the archetypal sound of spring.

Echoing out over a bog from the top of a Willow, came the two notes that is often mooted as the harbinger of spring, the somg that is the thing of myth and legend!

The Cuckoos are back! From sub saharan Africa around the Congo rainforest all the way to the New Foreat in Hampshire 🥰🥰🥰

#naturegram #ukwildlife #naturenerd #naturelovers #ukbirds #returnoftheking #migrant #birdsong #cuckoo

How serpentine is that neck!

A Great White Egret makes its way through the new growth of phragmites reeds as dusk approaches. It's neck, snake like as it sways it forwards for momentum as it goes. The brilliant white plumage glowing orange against the setting sun, yellow, dagger like bill leading the bird on into cover.

Egrets are, almost without question, the most exquisitely elegant birds, certainly in Britain, nothing is quite as dazzling and virginal white as an Egret. We have 3 species that regularly breed in the UK now, Cattle, Little and Great White. The Great White is by far the biggest of the three, even taller than the Grey Herons it shares our wetlands with!

Filmed @hantsiwwildlife Fishlake Meadows

#naturegram #ukwildlife #naturenerd #naturelovers #ukbirds #uknature #birdwatching #noticeNature

The sun is dropping, slowly over the western horizon, a fiery ball of brilliance, all oranges and heat as Helios rides his fiery chariot toward home for another day.

Chiffchaffs belt out their onomatopoeic song from towering, ancient oaks, urgent and fizzing with energy. Croaky Dartford Warblers sit hunkered down in their gorse castles, an occasional glimpse of song betraying their hiding place.

A Blackbirds lilting song drifts from the birches and the buzzing trilling of Linnets bounces over head as the birds move across the open heath. The subtle scent of coconut wafts on the slight breeze and fills the air with the heady promise of summer, just around the corner. And still the sun, in all it's blazing glory, sinks lower, kissing the skin with the last of the days warmth.

The temperature drops as the shadows lengthen perceptively, the twitching noses of rabbits sit at the edge of their warrens, checking for any danger, waiting patiently for the relative safety of the moons embrace and still the sun illuminates the butter yellow gorse, defiant until the end, pushing the boundaries of night as spring marches forward. As the last rays bathe the heath in ethereal luminosity, a Willow Warbler sings from the pines, as if urging the sun to stay longer to hear its dusk rapture! One last song before the day is done!

#spring #birdsong #heathland #naturewriting #gorse #naturegram ##noticenature #everydaybeauty #natureForWellbeing

This is the problem with dogs off leads on nature reserves!

Watch the Roe Deers head snap round, both ears pointing dead ahead and the head swaying to triangulate the sound.

She had stood feeding for 15 minutes, keeping half an eye on me, stood 60 meters away across a dyke. All of a sudden, barking and shouting from the other side of the field, and she was all attention. She stood like this, head swaying side to side, occasionallfoot stamping and grunting when the dog was visible. The dog itself was just doing its doggy thing, I can't blame it. It's an animal acting on instinct.... the owner, though, had no control over it at all! Luckily, there was no direct interaction with the deer, and eventually, the owner wrestled the dog onto its lead.

You could sense the concern from the deer. It had stopped feeding, and it was focused entirely on the canid threat. This disruption at other times of year and for more susceptible wildlife can literally be the difference between life and death through lost feeding opportunities and disturbance.

If you're going to have a dog, great, but please be a responsible dog owner!

#wildlifewednesday #ukwildlife #naturegram #naturenerd #noticeNature #uknature

The truth is hard to swallow.

The UK is one of the most nature depleted countries on Earth, in fact we are in the bottom 10% of 240 nations! We have lost 53% of our biodiversity!

We’ve stripped our landscapes bare, drained our wetlands, poisoned our soils, and pushed countless species to the brink. And yet… we call ourselves a nation of nature lovers.

We can’t keep ignoring it. We deserve better, and so does the wildlife we share this island with. It doesn't have to be this way. We can restore, we can rewild, and we can rebalance.

Properly functioning ecosystems don’t just bring birdsong and butterflies back, They help reduce flooding by storing and slowing water. They create natural firebreaks through layered, living vegetation. They heal the land and protect our communities.

Nature is not a luxury. It’s not a "nice to have." It’s essential.

If nature matters to you, tell your MP.

Let them know you want real action on restoring the wild heart of Britain. Let them know you expect better, for yourself, for your children, for the future.

Find your MP here: www.theyworkforyou.com
Speak up. Nature can’t.

#RestoreNatureNow #NatureMatters #SpeakUpForNature #UKWildlife #WildIsles #NatureRecovery #FloodPrevention #RewildTheUK #EcologicalRestoration #PeopleAndNature #LayeredLandscapes #MentalHealthAndNature #BritishWildlife #FindYourMP

Sometimes the little things put the biggest smiles on our faces!

Steve Irwin was right... life is about following g your passion and having fun! Having a good time! This Adult, summer plumage Mediterranean Gull brought me massive joy tonight after a full on day.

The sun is sinking even now as i stand on @hantsiwwildlife Farlington Marshes, that magical golden light is twinkling off the glittering surface of the stream and the air is full of calls and song. Avocet, monochrome delights, swishing their recurved bills through the surface waters, teal whistling from the edge of the reedy stubble, a Skylark high over the grazing marsh, trilling out his gravity defying repertoire and the sentinels of the marshes, Redshank, piping their evocative cries unsighted from one of the ditches.

Life has returned here, Green and Goldfinches are singing from the tops of Hawthorns where, in a matter of days, Whitethroat will perched, grey herons stalk the reeds where Reed and Sedge Warblers with scratch out their songs of summer in the hope of becoming an ancestor! And I, well I just stand and take it all in, let the cacophony of sound wash over me as I watch this Med Gull have his bath in the place that shares my soul and saved my life!

#naturegram #ukwildlife #naturenerd #naturelovers #ukbirds #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth

Friday evening settled gently at Blashford Lakes, the light softening as if in reverence, and then, the dance began. Six little gulls, delicate as dusk, skimmed the water’s surface with swallow-like grace, flycatching in the golden hush.

These are no ordinary gulls. The world’s smallest, yes, but what they lack in size, they make up for in elegance. Black hoods just beginning to darken for spring, wings almost translucent against the fading sky.

They are en route now, northbound, bound for the whispering marshes and vast wetlands of Scandinavia and eastern Europe, hidden places where they raise their young among the reeds and still waters.

A fleeting stopover, a gift to the few who pause long enough to notice.

Let’s not miss the quiet marvels.

#LittleGull #SpringMigration #BirdMigration #Flycatching #BlashfordLakes #HampshireWildlifeTrust #GullWatching #UKBirds #ScandinavianBirds #NaturePoetry #MigrantBirds #WetlandWildlife #NatureTherapy #BirdsOfInstagram #BirdwatchingUK #CalmThroughNature #TheCalmFlightProject

One of the cheekiest plants on a British woodland wander, Lords and Ladies.

The name alone sparks curiosity, doesn’t it? It’s thought to come from the flower’s rather suggestive shape, the central spike (the ‘lord’) wrapped in a hooded sheath (the ‘lady’), all wrapped up in a bit of medieval blushing and folklore.

But for all its allure, this is a plant best admired from a distance. Every part of it is toxic. The roots, the leaves, the striking red berries, all capable of causing severe discomfort if eaten. Burning throats, swelling, vomiting, and no known antidote. Nature with a warning label.

You’ll find it in shady hedgerows and damp woodlands from spring into autumn. A plant of contrast, beauty, danger and age-old stories tucked beneath the trees.

#LordsAndLadies #BritishWoodland #PoisonousPlants #WildlifeFolklore #NatureNotes #KnowYourPlants #TreadLightly #WanderAndWonder

Anyone else feel like spring is an awakening for their body and soul??

I'm out enjoying the sunshine with the kids, smelling the flowers, enjoying the birdsong, feeling the warming sun against my skin and the warm breeze ruffling my hair!

It's such a lush time of year.... I'm currently stood watching Little Gulls, flycatching over a Reservoir in Hampshire while Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs sing all around me from the Bramble. The sharp note of a Great Spotted Woodpecker sounding from the willows beyond! We may be one of the most nature depletedcountries in the world, but what wildlife we do have is truly magical!

#naturegram #naturenerd #ukbirds #uknature #noticeNature #birdwatching #ukbirds

Patience personified!

Have you ever stood and watched a Heron hunting?? The precision, the patience, the elegance and grace! They stalk, eyes fixed on the water, looking for prey, forward facing eyes laser targeting unsuspecting fish. And then the neck extends at lightning speed, snaffling dinner!!

#naturegram #ukwildlife #naturenerd #naturelovers #ukbirds #uknature #birdwatching

1000 posts up andI thought it would be nice to re-introduce myself!

If you’re new here, welcome! I’m James, a passionate conservationist, birder, and writer exploring the deep connection between nature and mental well-being. Whether I’m out ringing birds at dawn, watching waders in the mist, or following my kids as they discover the magic of moths and mini-beasts, I share it all here.

My journey with nature is personal. It’s been a lifeline through anxiety and depression, a constant source of wonder, and a way to connect with the world in a meaningful way.

This space is for storytelling, for celebrating the wild, and for finding those moments of calm in the chaos. You’ll find birding adventures, conservation conversations, and reflections on how nature shapes our lives.

My website, James Cutting Nature, is where I dive deeper, writing about birding, mental health, and the natural world.

To those who’ve been here from the start, thank you for being part of this journey. To all my new followers, let’s go watch some birds.

#1000Posts #BirdingForWellbeing #NatureHeals #NatureLover #birding #naturegram #noticeNature

The woodland floor stirs, hedgerows hum with promise, and the first pioneers of spring unfurl. These early bloomers waste no time, seizing the dappled light before the canopy thickens.

Toothwort rises pale and spectral from the leaf litter, a ghost of a plant that steals its sustenance from the roots of hazel and beech. Ground ivy creeps low, its tiny purple flowers once used to flavour ale now offering early nectar to waking bees. Lesser celandine spills gold across the damp earth, its glossy petals opening to the first warm rays of the sun and closing tight at dusk. Wood anemone, the windflower, trembles in the breeze, each delicate white star a sign of ancient woodland. The scent of wild garlic drifts through the shade long before its white flowers appear, a forager’s delight waiting to be gathered. Blackthorn erupts in a froth of white along the hedgerows, its blossom arriving before its leaves, a stark beauty against the bare landscape, and a promise of sloes to come.

The first stirrings of the season are here, quiet yet urgent, feeding the insects that flicker back to life and reminding us that winter’s grip is loosening. Which of these have you spotted?

#SpringAwakening #EarlySpringFlowers #WildflowerLove #NatureConnection #WoodlandMagic #ForagingUK #WildBotany #WildlifeFriendly #RewildingBritain #SignsOfSpring

Do you see Greenfinches in your garden??

You are definitely one of the lucky ones!

Once common in gardens, greenfinches have vanished at an alarming rate. In 1993, there were 4.3 million pairs, now fewer than 1.5 million remain, a 62% decline.

The culprit? Trichomonosis, a parasite that spreads through contaminated food and water, making birds unable to swallow. First detected in 2005, it turned feeders from a lifeline into a death trap.

How to help:
✅ Clean feeders regularly with disinfectant or boiling water.
✅ Rotate feeding areas to prevent contamination.
✅ Plant natural food sources like seed-bearing flowers.
✅ Pause feeding if you see sick birds to break the cycle.

The greenfinch’s song is fading, but with care, we can help it return.

#GreenfinchDecline #SaveOurSongbirds #Trichomonosis #WildlifeConservation #BirdwatchingUK #RSPB #BTO #NatureMatters

First walk, i have run off my own back rather than guiding for others, and I had the best morning!

So good to be out, showing people the incredible wildlife of the South coast! And best of all, it's amazing to see passionate young naturalists out as well! If there is one thing I want to achieve running some of these walks, it's to encourage youngsters to get into wildlife!

Bud and Bean needed no encouragement at all! So great to see future naturalists in their element! We saw some much too! First Little Ringed Plover of the year, Bud saw the first Swallows of the year co.ing in off the sea and we found a gorgeous Blue Headed Yellow Wagtail too! It really was 'migration in action' as I had billed it! In all we saw over 60 species including Spoonbill, Avocet and loads of Waders!

@kirsty_trainer you and Lee should be so so proud of your two amazing g kids! A pleasure to spend time watching wildlife with them!

Please check out my website for the other walks I have planned: www.jamescuttingnature.com or follow the link in my bio!

#teachThemYoung #youngbirders #newforest #migration #NatureLover #naturenerd

Ever seen a Little Owl coughing up a pellet? Now you have!

I sat in the gorgeous Dorset sun, the breeze from the South West, keeping the temperature down, gazing into the stunning, round, yellow eyes of this Little Owl. After a while of watching, he started acting a little funny, almost yawning, that's when I realised what was about to happen!

I had the camera already rolling, so I sat and enjoyed the experience. After the pellet, the Owl sat and preened for 15 minutes, occasionally shooting it's eyes to the skies when an errant Crow flew over, before settling down and letting those incredible, piercing eyes droop into a sleep!

#naturegram #ukwildlife #naturenerd #naturelovers #uknature #birdwatching #birding #owlsofBritain #owlsofinstagram

Has anyone spotted any goslings out and about yet this year? 🪿🐣🐤🪿

I had some in February last year, mega early, and a real risk for their survival. The end of March and the start of April are much more typical for seeing these fluffy delights!

This gorgeous gosling is from an Egyptian goose, which, fun fact, isn’t a true goose at all! They aren’t even closely related and actually sit in their own unique taxonomic family.

#Goslings #EgyptianGoose #SpringBirds #WildlifePhotography #NatureLovers #Birdwatching #Waterfowl #BirdsOfInstagram #WildlifeFacts #NatureIsHealing

It won’t be long now until our seabird colonies stir once more, the air thick with the racket of life returning. Among the throng, sleek and sharp, the sandwich terns will be there, their black caps nodding in the salt breeze, their dagger bills tipped with mustard gold.

These are birds of open skies and restless tides, masters of the mid-air plunge, slicing into silvered waters for a flickering prize. They gather where the land is low and loose, where shingle islands rise from the Solent’s hush, where the south coast cradles their summer homes. Here, they form dense, noisy colonies, their sharp calls cutting through the coastal murmur. A place of urgency, of fragile beauty, of life pressed close against the shifting shore.

Each spring, they return to these scattered spits and pebbled refuges, laying their speckled eggs where the tide has kissed the land but never lingers too long. A precarious existence, a dance with the elements, a battle against disturbance and the creeping rise of the sea.

Soon, the Solent will ring with their voices once more. The wait is almost over.

#SeabirdSeason #SandwichTern #WildCoast #SolentWildlife #Birdwatching #SeabirdColony #SpringReturns #WildlifeConservation #NatureHeals #CoastalMagic #BirdsOfInstagram #TernTime

A living fossil amongst the brambles 🌿🦕

Walking a coastal path, the air thick with salt and the calls of unseen curlews, I found them rising from the tangle. Brambles clawed at my sleeves, sea wind tugged at the leaves, but there, standing quiet amongst it all, were the horsetails.

Greater horsetail, a plant that outlived the dinosaurs, its ancestors once towering as trees in ancient swamps. Now, these pale, spore bearing shoots push up through the earth, the first stirrings of spring. Before long, feathery green stems will follow, soaking up the light, whispering of warmer days ahead.

What signs of spring have found you these past few days? Frogspawn in a still pond, bumblebees testing the air, catkins swaying in the breeze. Tell me what you’ve seen.

#GreaterHorsetail #SpringAwakening #WildUK #NatureConnection #AncientPlants #SignsOfSpring #BritishWildlife #WildBotany #NatureLover

I want to know what you do to decompress after a stressful day. Let me know in the comments 🥰

For me, it's a walk in the woods. Yesterday, we had massive IT issues at work, and it meant we struggled to get anything done. Come 17:30, I was tired, stressed, and annoyed, so I went to one of my fav places and immersed myself for 20 minutes in nature. I posted a few videos, and 9 people messaged me saying they were amazed at the difference between the first and last clip. Some pointing out, I looked glassy eyed and sad even in the first!

I watched them back, and I DID look burned out in the first! By the time I recorded this clip, though, my eyes were brighter, and my whole demeanour had changed. I was relaxed again. 20 minutes in nature had such a profound impact on me, and we all overlook the incredible, nurturing power of it from time to time.

The incredible sound of the Song Thrush transported me, away from the days stresses and allowed me to just be in the moment. Letting the notes wash over me and restore my smile and equilibrium.

#naturegram #ukwildlife #naturenerd #naturelovers #ukbirds #uknature #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #beatStress

Fancy watching Spoonbill with me on Sunday??

I know it is mother's day but 0930 until 1330 I am running a birding meet up on the New Forest coast looking for early migrant species arriving and some of our winter visitors before they head north to breed. There is always a chance of one of the White Tailed Eagles putting in an appearance as well! The walk will take in the lagoons on the rising tide and we will take the opportunity to look for waders as we mooch.

All ages and experiences welcome... full details and RSVP on my website... link to which is in my bio.

The Spoonbills really are spectacular, watching them with their sweeping feeding behaviour is a joy and something I never get tired of seeing!

#walk #birdingmeetup #birdingwithfriends #naturegram #ukwildlife #naturelovers #naturenerd #ukbirds

Ok.... my excitement at this was palpable!

A pair of Treecreeper nest building under the lifting bark of a dead tree at @hantsiwwildlife Blashford Lakes! What an incredible experience for the kids and I!!

Just a caveat.... this is taken through my scope at 60x zoom and 1.6x on the phone using @phoneskopebirding

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD BIRDS BE DISTURBED!!!

I can add birds to a list all day, but this is what really gets me out of bed for birding. Incredible behaviour like this! It's just so special! I stood for 20 minutes watching them come and go with material for the nest, even when they were out of sight under the bsrk, you could see the twigs that poked out, quivering as they rearranged them to make the perfect cradle for the coming eggs!

What is it about birding that gets you out? Is it a list? Is it behaviour? Is it visual migration?? I would love to hear what spurs you on!

#birding #nesting #nestbuilding #springexperience #naturegram #ukwildlife #naturelovers #naturenerd #uknature #ukBirds

Standing in that golden light of sunset, a Song Thrushes pure repeated tones over everything else, supported by the sweet, melodic song of a Robin, Chiffchaffs disylabic call mixed in and then the flutey repertoire of a male Blackbird.

Bird song is only just starting to build up now and I know it's purpose is not for our enjoyment, that doesn't stop it filling my heart and soul with such a pure, unashamed wonder and joy, year after year!

I heard my first singing Blackcap of 2025 this morning in the garden, my heart almost burst with excitement! It was a day earlier than last year too, but that call is possibly my favourite of UK birds. Chiffchaff starts the spring, but singing Blackcap means the spring is now in full swing!

What is your favourite UK bird song?

#wonderInNature #joyfulBirding #noticeNature #birdingbyear #birdsong #singInTheSpring #NatureGram

Have you ever tried forest bathing or Shirin Yoku?

It's the Japanese practise of just sitting and enjoying nature, particularly in a forest setting.

Just close your eyes in your favourite spot and breathe it all in. The earthy smell of the leaf litter, the incredible scent of wild garlic, a Chiffchaff singing above you, even the simplicity of a breeze through the canopy swaying the branches with a swish.

The towering oaks and beeches become a cathedral around you, embracing you and watching over you like ancient warriors! You focus on your breathing, feeling every atom fill your lungs with sweet, fresh air as it cleanses the toxicity from your body! Your shoulders relax, your mind focused in the present and transported from the stress of everyday life, even if its just momentary!

Give it a try! It is truly magical! An incredible experience at anytime of year, but even more special as nature comes back to life in the spring!!!

#internationaldayofforests2025 #dayofforests #shinrinyoku #mindfulnature #forestbathing🌲🌲🌲 #forest #forestbathingtherapy #naturetherapy

Have you tried forest bathing??

You are enough!

No matter what people say or what they do to you, it's not a reflection on you! You are stronger than all of it and you are your own amazing, unique, fabulous human being!

Hope you're having a fantastic week. Look after yourself and be kind to.others! We all make mistakes, we all have our up times and down times, but try to be a better and more caring person every day! That's all you can do!

#mentalhealthawareness #MentalWellbeing #mentalhealth #ukwildlife #naturenerd

Boom! All 5 Owl species and it's only March!!!

Little Owl completes the set in the dying light!

Watching the roof of an old farm building and my friend Matt calls that the Owl is walking out of the hole and onto the roof. It then sat there calling for 10 minutes, fierce eyes watching the fields that surround the barns!

What a beautiful bird to finish the set and enjoy with Brad and Izzy too!

#owlsofBritain #owlsofinstagram #fullhouse #bingo #fullheart❤️ #ukbirds #birding #naturegram #ukwildlife

Some exciting news for #waderWednesday

I am honoured to have been asked to join the ExCo of one of my favourite charities, @wader.quest. I joined my first exco meeting last night and am so excited to get stuck in and help grow the charity moving forward.

Over the past couple of years, I have often waxed lyrical about the work Wader Quest do, and to now be a part of that in my small way is such a privilege.

For those who don't know much about the charity:

Rick and Elis Simpson set up Wader Quest in 2012, initially intending a year-long fundraising event in support of the Spoon-billed Sandpiper. The dedicated duo travelled the world to see as many wader species as possible.

As they travelled, they discovered just how many problems waders face across the globe and decided to continue to raise money and awareness to support wader conservation.

Roll forward a few years, and the charity is in full swing with a team of volunteers, a Board of Trustees, and an Executive Committee to drive the development of the charity to increase its effectiveness.

Please, please, go and support Wader Quest, signing up as a friend costs the same as a couple of cups of coffee for a year-long membership, and that fee goes directly to real conservation efforts!

#conservation #wetlandconservation #waderconservation #charitywork #wadingbirds #waders #wetlandwonders

Swipe to see what i sat watching!

Sometimes, it's good to just stand still! So many birders and wildlife lovers rush about to see things, and I think you lose so much perspective and beauty in doing that!

Tell me about your favourite wildlife moments in the comments. Maybe you were sitting in a woods and a Robin came to sit next to you, maybe you were on a beach watching Seals or in a meadow watching ants at their nest. Tell me about a time you have just sat and immersed yourself in nature!

I sat recently at a viewpoint in West Sussex, overlooking this extensive flood plain, the sun beaming down on me and making the horizon shimmer with haze. The hills of the Southdowns on the far horizon rose from the plain below. The whole scene was reminiscent of the Spanish plains, just much greener. Ravens cronked overhead, a Great White Egret strutted through the ditches below and high to the right, two Red Kite were rising, calling relentlessly, they stopped and wheeled in the powder blue sky and the reason became very obvious immediately!

Two lumbering giants came into my scope view, dwarfing the Kites! Like flying barn doors with luminous white tails sticking out the back, the giants rose with their Kite attendants until they drifted off North east and out of site! Two adult White Tailed Eagles, happily an increasingly regular site over the southern parts of the UK!

#ukwildlife #incredibleencounters #birdEncounters #ukbirds #naturegram #Eagle #sitandwatch #relaxandobserve

Have you seen Bumblebees yet this spring??

So lush to hear Bumblebees buzzing around my head as I stood watching Barn Owls and Water Pipits in the South Downs yesterday.

They were dusted in yellow pollen from the willows that flanked the paths. As they landed, little puffs of pollen danced in the air and drifted off on the breeze, more and more Bumbles darted around the trees, filling the glorious spring air with their gorgeous hum.

As each day passes now, the light hours are getting longer, and more signs of spring are showing!

#naturegram #ukWildlife #Bumblebees #pollen #pollinators #pollinatorsarevital #banneonicinoids

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