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Category Archives: Wildlife
Batman’s horse: the true story
Yesterday, whilst out riding around Staffordshire and South Derbyshire, I tweeted a photo that’s caused some curiosity. I thought I’d explain it, because some people seem quite unnerved by it. This horse isn’t blindfolded, and can see and hear … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Wildlife
Tagged #30daysofbiking, Cycle rides, Equine, Flymask, Grangewood, Horse, New Photos, Panoramio, Twitter, Wildlife
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Travelogue…
My 30 days of biking project continues. Please check my Tumblr mini-blog for the latest pictures and videos…
Posted in cycling, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local media, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Shared media, Social Media, Walsall community, Wildlife
Tagged #30daysofbiking, Aldridge, Arrow Valley, Cycle rides, local blogs, Lower Stonnall, New Photos, Panoramio, Redditch, Wildlife
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Sunshine on a rainy day
This afternoon, I cut loose and headed for Cannock Chase. The weather wasn’t great and I felt quite down; however, after a heavy downpour as I came through Hednesford and Penkridge Bank, the most perfect, sunny scenery emerged blinking and … Continue reading
Posted in Cannock Chase, cycling, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Shared media, Wildlife
Tagged #30daysofbiking, Abraham's Valley, bike cam, Cannock Chase, Colwich, Cycle rides, New Photos, Panoramio, Seven Springs, Staffordshire, Wildlife, Wolseley Plain
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That sinking feeling
I note from Sunday’s entry on the Chasewater Wildlife Group daily diary that we’ve yet again had a horse and rider get in trouble with the mudflats created by draining the reservoir. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Events, Followups, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local media, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater horse incident, Chasewater mud, Chasewater Wildlife Group, Horse rescue, Horses stuck in mud, idiots, local blogs, muppets, New Photos, Reservoir, Silly
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Chasewater – dry, dry land
Well, conditioned to expect a big feature on the long-dry lake, I tuned in to the BBC iPlayer on Sunday night to learn all about Chasewater’s draining. As it was, the forlorn reservoir was barely mentioned, and the bit that … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, cycling, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local media, Local politics, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, causeway, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater delay, Chasewater Wildlife Group, Countryfile, Cycle rides, Draining, Jeffrey's Swag, Lichfield District Council, Lizzie Thatcher, local blogs, Local politics, Neil Turner, New Photos, Panoramio, Politics, Reservoir, Staffordshire, Val Richards Steve Norman, Wildlife
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In an English country churchyard
Posted in Churches, cycling, Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Shared media, Wildlife
Tagged Church, Cycle rides, cycling, daffodils, New Photos, Panoramio, Spring, spring flowers, Staffordshire, Weeford, Wildlife
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Awake and breathe
Spring is here, folks. A fine sunny, chilly afternoon. At Chasewater, in the creek between Jeffrey’s Swag and where the main pool would be, just by the railway causeway, the amphibians are starting to stir, just as they have for … Continue reading
A message for the Official Chasewater Dam Blog team
Lizzie – I know you read this blog, so I’ve a quick message for you. I posted a question on the post ‘Why we lowered the water level when we did‘ a week ago now, which has yet to appear. … Continue reading
Sat on their arse in their four-wheel drive
I’m angry. Very angry indeed. Regular readers won’t find my displeasure over many of the actions of the coalition government at all surprising. Having been in power for less than twelve months, without an outright majority, the Conservative Party simply … Continue reading
Posted in Cannock Chase, cycling, Environment, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local politics, Panoramio photo discussions, planning, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Wildlife
Tagged Cannock Chase, Chase Trails, Cycle rides, Fallow Deer, Forest sell off, Forrestry Commission, Go Aper, Kinder Scout, local blogs, Local politics, Maggie Holland, New Photos, Panoramio, planning, Politics, Save Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, Vandalism, Wildlife
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Up the pool
The huge lake – now drained for repairs – to the north of Brownhills started life at the end of the 1700’s as a feeder reservoir for the nascent canal system. It has variously been termed Norton Pool, Cannock Chase … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Shared media, Shared memories, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater Go Karts, Chasewater history, Chasewater myths, Chasewater paddle steamer, Chasewater steam boat, Chasewater Wildlife Group, Cox pit, Local History, Memories of Brownhills Past, Memories of Old Brownhills, New Photos, Redevelopment, Reservoir, Staffordshire, Wide pit
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Parched
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local media, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Wildlife
Tagged aerial photo, Brownhills, Canal, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, New Photos, planning, Reservoir, Satellite image, Staffordshire, Wildlife
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Mere vandalism
I was alerted several days ago to a new and somewhat controversial local planning application by Chaz Mason and his excellent Clayhanger Marsh Log. For those of you who aren’t aware, Chaz blogs once or twice every week on the … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, planning, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council, Wildlife
Tagged birding, Brownhills, Chaz Mason, Clayhanger, Clayhanger Marsh Log, Commercial Angling, local blogs, Local politics, Local Wildlife, Parkhill Estates, planning, Redevelopment, Ryders Hayes, Ryders Mere, Silly, SSSI, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Wildlife
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It’s starting to get interesting at Chasewater…
Finally, after long delays, work has started at Chasewater. Taking a stroll up there yesterday, I noted work going on on the marsh behind the dam and cranes were dropping portacabins into position near the pier. It seems that casual … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local media, planning, Shared media, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater Dam Repairs, Chasewater diversion map, Chasewater site access, Galliford Try, Lichfield District Council, local blogs, Local politics, planning, Reservoir, Silly, Staffordshire
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Chasewater: subject to some delay
Returning to the subject of the local reservoir that currently even the most committed atheist could walk upon, I just thought I’d mention that Lichfield Council have published a schedule for work to upgrade the dam. Although the lake … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, planning, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater Dam Repairs, Chasewater Wildlife Group, Galliford Try, International Water Power & Dam Construction magazine, Lichfield District Council, local blogs, Local politics, planning, Reservoir, Silly, Staffordshire
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Perfection
Spotted yesterday, on the canal bank near Wharf Lane in Brownhills, this little red gem. Fly Agaric is mostly found under birch trees, and this little fellow was no exception. I know that Kevin, the fungi fanatic behind @ws7weather will … Continue reading
The dead deer, departed
Look, this isn’t nice, I know, but it has to be said. Some scally out there is concealing a body, and no good will come of it… Whilst taking a spin on a fine Sunday afternoon, I noted … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Interesting photos, Just plain daft, Local media, Shared media, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills common, Brownhills deer, Clayhanger, Coppice Lane, Coppice Side, Cycle rides, deer traffic accidents, fixmystreet, Landfill, New Photos, Red deer, Shire Oak, Silly, Venison, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood, Wildlife
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Checking out Chasewater
I’ve been meaning to plug Chasewater Wildlife Group again here for a while now; it’s been a while since I mentioned them last, and along with the excellent Chas Mason’s Clayhanger Marsh Log, their site is essential reading. It’s easy … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Clayhanger stuff, cycling, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Wildlife
Tagged bird watching, birding, Brownhills, Brownhills deer, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater Wildlife Group, Cycle rides, Graham Evans, local blogs, Neil Stych, Red deer, Reed Bunting, Reservoir, Staffordshire, Tawny Owl, Wildlife, Willow Tit
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Fruitful endeavours
August bank holiday weekend is bittersweet for me. Whilst other holiday Mondays in spring seem like markers, milestones toward a summer full of promise, warm days, green leaves and long rides, this one always seems to mark the closing of … Continue reading
Posted in cycling, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Shared media, Wildlife
Tagged Blackbeery, Canal, Conker, Crab apple, Cycle rides, Dewberry, Drayton Bassett, Elderberry, Fazely, Hawthorn, Hilton, Hopwas, Horse Chestnut, Leaf Miner, Middleton, Middleton Hall, New Photos, Panoramio, Rose Hip, Rowan, Sycamore helicopter, Whitemore Haye, Wildlife
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Chasewater Dam: Silence isn’t golden
A number of sites have now announced that work is due to start on the dam at the beginning of October. The story broke first on The Chasewater Wildlife Goup’s site, closely followed by The Lichfield Blog and then, finally, … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, cycling, Environment, Followups, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, planning, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Canal, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater fish, Chasewater Wildlife Group, Cheap tat, Cycle rides, Dam, Dam works, fish rescue, Galliford Try, Lizzie Thatcher, local blogs, Local politics, Michael Fabricant, New Photos, planning, Politics, Reservoir, Silly, Staffordshire, Strange Notices, Wildlife
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Canal dreams
Way back in my last photo post, ‘The joys of summer‘, canal-lover The Stymaster commented on the surprising greenery of the waterways through West Bromwich. As a belated response, I’ve collated some gorgeous summer greenery from recent rides, often from … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, cycling, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local media, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Shared media, Wildlife
Tagged Alvechurch, Brownhills, Canal, Canal cycling, Cycle rides, Derelict, Goscote, Green-winged orchid, Minworth, New Photos, Ogley Junction, Panoramio, Purple orchid, Rushall Canal, The Stymaster, Walsall, Water lilies, West Browmwich
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Walsall wildlife watchers – keep ’em peeled!
After mentioning the excellent work of Chaz Mason over at the Clayhanger Marsh Log yesterday, I was reminded of this post from a week ago. Chaz points out that the Walsall town centre peregrines are active and easily obserbved at … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local media, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Wildlife
Tagged birds of pray, Birdwatching, Chasewater Wildlife Group, Chaz Mason, Clayhanger Marsh Log, Kestrel, local blogs, Perigrine Falcon, urban birdlife, Urban raptors, Urban wildlife, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Town Centre, Wildlife
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Watch your step
Whilst bimbling along the canal yesterday, my eye was drawn to movement on the towpath. I became aware of what I initially thought were dark, fast-moving insects. Crouching down to study them at closer range, I noticed that the canal … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Shared media, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills wildlife, Canal, frog, New Photos, toad, Wildlife
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Be prepared (via The Plastic Hippo)
The Plastic Hippo does it yet again. Wonderfully eloquent, incisive and prescient post, and probably the best comment on the BP affair you’ll read. Check it out now. Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the scouting movement, became a national hero following … Continue reading
I dream in colour
Posted in cycling, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Shared media, Wildlife
Tagged Algreave, Clematis, Cycle rides, Danebridge, Elford, Hints open gardens and flower festival, Hints Village, Invisible dog, Morridge, New Photos, Panoramio, Reservoir, Sittles, Staffordshire, Staffordshire Roaches, Tittesworth, Wildlife
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Those nice people at Chasewater Cycle…
They’ve launched a great blog. They’re planning some great events for National Bike Week. They’re next door to a micro brewery. What more could you want from a bike shop? Seriously, though, since I mentioned the new cycle hire service … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, cycling, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local media, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Wildlife
Tagged bike hire, Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, ChasewaterCycle, CTC, cycle hire, Cycle rides, Cycle shop in Brownhills, Genesis, Kona, local blogs, National Bike Week, On one, Reservoir, Saracen
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Rural rides
Posted in Churches, cycling, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Shared media, Wildlife
Tagged Bradburne, Cherry blossom, Cycle rides, Hartington, Hopwas, Hopwas Hayes Wood, Jacobs sheep, New Photos, Panoramio, Peacock, Snelston, Snelston Common, Tissington Trail, WHittington, Wildlife
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Oh no, not Chasewater again…
Graham Evans of Chasewater Wildlife Group has pointed out to me that Lichfield District Council last year published a voluntary code of conduct for dog walkers at the park. In the light of recent events, he thought (as do I) … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, cycling, Environment, Events, Followups, It makes me mad!, Local media, planning, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater Dam Blog, Chasewater Dam Repairs, Chasewater drain, Chasewater horse incident, Chasewater mud, Chasewater Safety Works, Chasewater Wildlife Group, local blogs, planning, Reservoir, Wildlife
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Horse whisperers
I’ve been contacted by reader Gloria Wigley who left a couple of comments over the weekend about the incident with the horses stuck in the mud at Chasewater. Gloria commented on that post and subsequently on the first post I … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Events, Followups, It makes me mad!, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater accidents, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater Dam Repairs, Chasewater mud, Chasewater Wildlife Group, Horses, loose dogs, mud, Reservoir, Wildlife
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The colour of spring
Those of you who are interested in my cycling activities will be aware that I’ve taken to twattering my long weekend rides. I first tried tweeting a journey at Christmas, when I undertook a century up to Parsley Hay via … Continue reading
Posted in cycling, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Shared media, Wildlife
Tagged bike rides, Bikely, Cycle rides, Hartington, High Peak trail, Manifold Valley Trail, New Photos, Panoramio, Peak District, Staffordshire, Tissington Trail, Weaver Hills, Wetton Mill, Wildlife, Wootton, Wychnor
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Clueless idiots
I see the daily diary over at the wonderful Chasewater Wildlife Group site records for Tuesday (6th April 2010) that… “…A man was seen to be tempting fate by walking in the north shore silt and had a panic when … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater Dam Blog, Chasewater draining, Chasewater mud, Chasewater Wildlife Group, Horses stuck in mud, idiocy, local blogs, mud rescue, Reservoir, Silly, Wildlife
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Finally woken
At long last, spring appears to be here. All around, there are signs of a delayed mother nature hurriedly obeying her biological imperative. I don’t think I’ve ever seen snowdrops, crocuses and daffodils in bloom at the same time, and … Continue reading
Posted in Cannock Chase, Chasewater, Churches, cycling, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Local media, Shared media, Wildlife
Tagged Bishton, Brownhills, Castle Ring, Castle Ring Frogs, Chasewater, Chasewater Frogs, Chasewater Wildlife Group, Crocus, Cycle rides, Daffodil, Frogs, Frogspawn, Lullington, New Photos, Reservoir, Staffordshire, Swan nesting, Wildlife
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Deerly beloved
A week ago, Brownhills Blog contributor, fellow Panoramio fan and top local history operative [Howmuch] went for a ride round Chasewater on a quiet Monday, armed as ever with his camera. As seems to be customary in spring, the local … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Local media, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Shared media, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater deer, Chasewater Wildlife Group, Howmuch, New Photos, Panoramio, Red deer, Reservoir, Staffordshire, Wildlife
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Draining away
Even though the lake is quickly draining, there is still wintry beauty aplenty at Chasewater. The receding shores are giving rise to some interesting changes – including the discovery of wartime ammunition. If you haven’t been up there of late, … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, cycling, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Shared media, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater deer, Chasewater draining, Chasewater terrapin, Chasewater Wildlife Group, Cycle rides, Derelict, New Photos, Panoramio, Red deer, Reservoir, Wildlife
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Free sheets to the wind
Whilst out for a lazy spin on a murky, chilly Saturday afternoon, I spotted a bundle of unread, clearly undelivered copies of the Walsall Chronicle free paper, dumped under bushes at the canal side. Now, I can’t be sure if … Continue reading
Chasewater – the only victim seems to be the truth
Chasewater, the dam, the dead fish. It’s all going a bit mad right now. I was alerted a couple of nights ago by [Swan-pig] that the dead-fish story had been recycled by the Burntwood Post, which I have been trying … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Events, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater Wildlife Group, chicken little, Cormorant, Dam leak, Dam works, dead fish, Floods, Lichfield Council, local blogs, Local History, Local politics, Michael Fabricant, Politics, Reservoir, Silly, Sunday Mercury, Wildlife
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Dead fish!
Cycling up to Chasewater today, I noticed (as had several other people standing nearby) that a huge quantity of young fish have died in and around the Anglesey Basin. There are certainly many thousands of young, silver-coloured fish dead in … Continue reading
Chasewater Dam information now available
It seems Lichfield District Council and other interested parties have finally got their act together to fill the information vacuum that’s been developing around the works on the dam at Chasewater. The increasingly hysterical tone in some quarters seems to … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Followups, Local media, planning, Reader enquiries, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater Dam Blog, Chasewater drain, Chasewater Wildlife Group, local blogs, planning, Reservoir, Staffordshire, Wildlife
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Chasewater dam update
Spotted on the excellent Chasewater Wildlife Group homepage, I’d like to draw your attention to the following statement about the coming work on the dam, and the drainage of the lake to facilitate it: ‘The full extent of the works … Continue reading
Signs of life
Sorry for the brief hiatus in posting, hoping to return to normal shortly when work calms down a bit. In the meantime, bike rides have been reminding me that even in Autumn, there’s a whole wealth of wonderful wildlife, just … Continue reading
Autumn at my heels
Lovely weather lately. Chilly evenings, great sunsets. Work calls, but some great commutes; it’s a bumper season for fruits of all kinds; the trees are laden with conkers, sweet chestnuts and hawthorn berries. Hedgerows glisten with ripe fruit of all … Continue reading
How that newt trap works…
I passed through Chasewater yesterday, and looked at the newt trap fencing again. How it works is quite clever; there are yards and yards of shiny, impervious plastic fence, about 18 inches high, with the bottom edge buried in the … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Followups, planning, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater Wildlife Group, local blogs, New Photos, Newt, Newt trap, planning, Reservoir, Wildlife
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Odd things at Chasewater…
I noticed last weekend that some odd, low fencing had sprung up around the dam at Chasewater. At first, I thought it was a rabbit-proof fence (the material is actually buried at he base) and when I enquired at the … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Followups, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, planning, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater Innovation Centre, Chasewater Wildlife Group, local blogs, New Photos, Newt, Newt trap, Panoramio, planning, Reservoir, Wildlife
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Heron now!
Took a short ride along the old railway line across Ryders Hayes today, and off to Walsall, returning along the Daw End Branch through Aldridge – mostly following the excellent, traffic-free National Cycle Route 5. Don’t let anybody tell you … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Shared media, Wildlife
Tagged Bloxidge Tallygraph, Brownhills, Clayhanger Marsh, Cycle rides, Ford Brook, Goscote Valley, Heron, New Photos, Panoramio, Ryders Hayes, Ryders Mere, Wildlife
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This year, summer occurs in fits and starts
Posted in Environment, Panoramio updates, Shared media, Wildlife
Tagged Hints, Honey Hill, New Photos, No Man's Heath, Panoramio, Walsall canal, Wildlife
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It’s about time
Life has been quite hectic lately and I haven’t got as much stuff up here as I would have liked. Sorry about that, but things seem to be settling down a bit now, so I thought I’d take the opportunity … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Local History, Local media, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Chas Mason, Chasewater, Chasewater Railway, Chasewaterstuff, Chasewaterstuff's blog, Clayhanger, Clayhanger Marsh Log, Cycle chic, Danny MacAskill, Julian Ward-Davies, local blogs, Local History, Lost Lake of Stonnall, oakparkrunnersblog, Railway history, Wildlife
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Clayhanger – The good old days?
Further to last weeks Clayhanger maps post, which I compiled for reader [Amme], I thought I’d take time out to investigate the history of the area around the village. I’ve had some interesting contributions, and also found some fascinating material … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Followups, Local History, planning, Walsall Council, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, Clayhanger Common, Clayhanger Pig Farm, Clayhanger Tip, Derelict, Local History, planning, Redevelopment, The Spot, Walsall, Walsall Council, Wildlife
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Some weekend shots added to Panoramio
Didn’t get out much this weekend – due to a maintenance disaster during the week, the trusty steed was out of action Saturday while I fettled a repair and got up to various jobs about the house – still, the … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Panoramio updates, Wildlife
Tagged Chasewater, Hopwas, Shire Oak Park, Shire Oak Reservoir, Whitemoor Haye, Wildlife
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Turning turtle – highly unusual wildlife at Chasewater
Whilst bimbling around Chasewater this afternoon, trying out the bike after a spot of maintenance, I noticed this unlikely fellow basking in the sun, in the little pool on the Anglesey Basin side of the dam… I guess he/she must … Continue reading
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