Views of the Ock

Anyone who attended one of my talks last year (or attending one of those scheduled for this year) will know that probably the best thing abo...

It's been a while since this blog has been updated, so perhaps it is an ideal opportunity to reflect on what has happened in the past 12...

For the enthusiast of the natural world, there are many reasons to enjoy living near to the city of Oxford – Wytham Woods to th...

One thing I've learnt whilst writing this blog is never to go out and look for something - as you will almost certainly never see it, bu...

Situated on the Cornish coast, Porthleven is a small habour town, it was once home to lots of small fishing boats.  But due to the decline ...

Somethings haven't changed in the past month, since the Ock featured in this blog - the wooden footbridge is still closed for health and...

If not sister rivers, the Ock and the Lea can perhaps be considered distant cousins - they are both quite small, the Ock is 20 miles long, t...