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It was around -11 degrees on the way in this morning but the walk was stunning, with trees and shrubs covered in a hoar frost. I took plenty of photos on the way to the Gatehouse, every scene was fantastic!

It's still a bit of a white out here at the Lodge although the roads are clear, the paths are still a bit of a challenge! A couple of shots from earlier in the week.

Do you think we will have any snow and ice in this part of the world this year? Walking around in mild, if fairly grey conditions today, a red admiral fluttered around the Gatehouse gardens, blue and great tits were singing and a great spotted woodpecker was drumming away on a nearby tree- so it certainly...

My 'bogey' bird here at the Lodge is the woodcock.This secretive woodland wading bird skulks in the bracken and is most often seen at dusk when it takes short flights to get to other feeding areas.Yesterday, I went in search of the volunteer work party and as I wandered around in the snow I could...