Views of the Ock

Last year, a newly emerged queen tree bumblebee visited our garden ( http://viewsoftheock.blogspot.com/2011/07/tree-bumblebees.html ). Eith...

In between the  typical holiday chores, visiting family and attending a very wet bun throwing , the long weekend provided a few opportunitie...

There are nearly 300 different species of bees in the UK and whilst bumblebees may be the most obvious, others are more numerous. Of the 60...

As the blog enters it's fourth year, having made 266 posts, posted countless photographs and received 243 comments - the blog is going o...

Now the rain has stopped (at least for the time being), the river and flood waters have quickly subsided - the river returning to a typical ...

Despite the river bursting it's banks, the high water level does not seem to have affected the water voles and they still can be seen tr...

After the wettest April for 100 years ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17897982 ), it is perhaps not surprising that the Ock has burst it'...