Author Archives: Chris

Norfolk – August Bank Holiday Weather – It’s mostly windy

A short trip down to the coast this afternoon greeted us with some rather persistent strong wind and a rapidly approaching storm – we had just enough time to walk from the beach car park at Salthouse up onto Gramborough Hill and back. On top of the hill the wind was strong enough to knock…

Mountain biking in Norfolk

This neck injury I have has put pay to fun for far too long now – I purchased a hybrid from Halfords in 2005 with part of the loan I took out to replace my smashed up car. The Subway – with a frame an inch or so too big – has had very little…

Been fishing on coast of New Forest – Grey Mullet

Just returned from a pleasant stay in Dorset. Fortunately it was the night before we drove home when some scum-bag stole my telescopic rod and fishing reel from the carport of the holiday cottage. It was the first time I had picked up a rod and reel for a while as sea fishing off the…

Dark Bush-Cricket (female)

This monster was spotted in the garden yesterday. Not knowing if it was native or not she was carefully captured, photographed and released back into the garden where found. A quick web search revealed it to be a fairly common variety of cricket – Dark Bush-cricket (Pholidoptera griseoaptera). The large horn shaped bit at the…

Photographs of Norfolk in Black and White

  A new Black and White gallery has been added to the Photographs section of the website.