UK Wildlife Diaries By Location – Ennerdale and surrounding area
13 August 2025 – Barn Owl roosting on a post
Tonight I took a walk to see if the two adult Barn Owls were hunting…
12 August 2025 – Barn Owl chicks appear and both adults out hunting
Tonight the sun was out and it was hot, so I headed up at dusk…
11 August 2025 : A heat wave apparently ! just a quick visit to the Barn Owls before rain drove them back to the nest
So the forecast was hot and sunny, but no one told Cumbria that, so I…
1 to 7 August 2025 : Mixed weather and so only a few short outings
The weather was a bit up and down for the first week in August and…
28 July 2025 : Barn Owl still hunting and no sign of any chicks
The sun finally came out tonight and so I went to check on the Barn…
23 July 2025 – West Cumbria Barn Owl in flight
So tonight the light was a bit flat, and the clouds gathering but I thought…
19 July 2025 – Evening wander and Owls
The weather cleared as the day went on so I took a quick wander in…
14 July 2025: an evening walk to the Owls
The Barn Owls are nesting, there’s a male that roosts on the rock face and…
10 July 2025 : Hot and Sunny day and the Barn Owls are breeding !
Today was so hot that good photos were hard to take with the heat haze,…
17 -25 September 2024 : Hares, Owls and Deer
The weather over the past few days has been dryer than of late, but it…
12 September 2024: Barn Owl Chicks Fledged & Snipe on the pond
The rain stopped today so I managed to get up to the quarry to check…
1st September 2024 : Barn Owls, Herons, Dippers and Cormorants
The sun has come out in West Cumbria ! The weekend started off with an…
28,29 & 30th August 2024 : Grey wet weather slowly improving, one Barn Owl Chick left in the nest and adult hunting
The weather continues to be torrential rain so the last few days have been a…
26 August 2024 : Wet weather continues and two Barn Owl Chicks still remain in the nest
Tonight the weather broke for a short while and so i took a trip out,…
24 August 2024 : Storm clouds gathering with Barn Owls and Deer in West Cumbria
Storm clouds were gathering tonight, so before the rain hit I took a trip to…
16 to 22 August 2024 : Wet, windy and mainly trapped inside with quick trips out to check on Barn Owl chicks ( photos not great , for reference only ! )
16 to 22 August 2024 : Wet windy and grey Not good weather here at…
14 August : A quick check on the Barn Owl chicks and a wander around the garden at home
14 August 2024 : A bright day with a cloudy evening Took a trip up…
12 August 2024 : Barn Owls and Grey Herons in West Cumbria
12 August 2024 : A warm, sunny evening so a short walk to see how…
11 August 2024 : Owls and Peregrines mainly but some interesting additions
11 August 2024 : Sunny weather in the main so a nice early morning walk…
09 August 2024 : Evevning walk in West Cumbria
9 August 2024 : A quick walk on a very windy evening A dry but…
06 August 2024 : Morning walk to check on Barn Owls
06 August 2024 : Morning walk out in sun to see how the Barn Owls…
03 August 2024 : Afternoon walk in West Cumbria
03 August 2024 : Afternoon walk in West Cumbria 3 August 2024, Grey ish weather…
1 August 2024 : West Cumbria. Peregrines flying and Barn Owl Chicks fledged
1 August 2024 : West Cumbria. Peregrines flying and Barn Owl Chicks fledged 1 August…
31 July 2024 : Peregrine Falcon with one of its young tonight
31 July 2024 : Peregrine Falcon with one of its young tonight 31 July 2024…
30 July 2024 : Barn Owls flying and chicks feldging at sunset in West Cumbria
30 July 2024 : Barn Owls flying and chicks feldging at sunset in West Cumbria…
29 July 2024 : A Stoat trying to raid a Barn Owl Nest and a Perigrine Falcon
29 July 2024 : A Stoat trying to raid a Barn Owl Nest and a…
28th July 2024 : Early morning wander in West Cumbria
28 July 2024 : Bright and sunny early morning walk The sun was out at…
26 , 27 July : Barn Owl Chicks nearly ready to roost
26 & 27 July 2024 : Dry weather and some sun The weather finaly broke…
24 July 2024 : Barn Owls in West Cumbria
24 July 2024 : Barn Owl in West Cumbria 24 July 2024 : Blue Sky…
13 to 17 July 2024 : West Cumbria
13 to 17 July 2024 : Peregrines, Kestrels and Barn Owls 13 to 17 July…
July 2023 25.07.23 : Cogra Moss, Ennerdale
July 2023 25.07.23 : Cogra Moss, Ennerdale Another early start and a trip to Cogra…
08.06.23: High Leys quarry, Rowrah, Cumbria
08.06.23: Â High Leys quarry, Rowrah, Cumbria https://youtube.com/shorts/BDHJx8RBst4?si=vTAD3I3KJ9de0W76 Short walk out today as I’m getting over…
12 July 2024 West Cumbria
12 July 2024 : West Cumbria Wandering A cloudy day with Sunny spells and some…
April 18 2023
April 2023 18.04.2023 :High Leys Quarry, Rowrah, Cumbria. A quick trip on my way back…
April 10th High Leys
April 2023 10.04.2023 : High Leys Quarry, Rowrah, Cumbria and the River Ehen, Egremont Cumbria…
Jan 2023 – 16.01.23 Ennderdale, Cumbria
Jan 2023 – 16.01.23 Ennderdale, Cumbria A quick walk as they days light faded along…