Dovecot

Chalke Valley

Bishopstone dovecot in the snow

Bishopstone dovecot in the snow

06 Feb 2014 1 1 204
Although it was later used as a dovecot, this is the remaining corner tower of a fortified manor house. The other three towers and the curtain wall have long since gone.
A flooded field

A flooded field

09 Jan 2014 2 1 195
A field by the road between Bishopstone & Broadchalke during the recent flooding.
Red sky in the morning

Red sky in the morning

05 Jan 2014 208
Gin & tonic anyone ?

Gin & tonic anyone ?

09 Jan 2014 1 154
the local floods
A misty morning

A misty morning

20 Jan 2014 175
Taken on the ridge above the Chalke Valley, near Salisbury
A clump of trees in the mist

A clump of trees in the mist

20 Jan 2014 177
Our local pheasant

Our local pheasant

28 May 2011 148
He used to come to our garden every morning to be fed.
Bishopstone wildlife

Bishopstone wildlife

18 Dec 2010 166
Taken in Bishopstone, not Peru.
Adonis Blue Butterfly

Adonis Blue Butterfly

14 Jun 2014 1 237
Spotted on a walk on the chalk downs in our village. They are difficult to photograph as they feel the footfall of anyone approaching and fly off immediately. you need to stand still and wait for one to land near you.
Bee Orchid

Bee Orchid

14 Jun 2014 225
Spotted on a walk on the chalk downs in our village. This orchid is usually only found on chalk downland and is not that common. Apparently it imitates a type of bee that became extinct during the last Ice Age !
Beetle on Fragrant Orchid

Beetle on Fragrant Orchid

14 Jun 2014 317
Spotted on a walk on the chalk downs in our village. I think it is a beetle rather than a moth, but can anyone identify this ? (There is some Quaking Grass on the left of the picture).
Fragrant Orchid - Albiflora

Fragrant Orchid - Albiflora

14 Jun 2014 241
Spotted on a walk on the chalk downs in our village. It is usually pink but this is the less common white variety.
Pyramidal Orchid

Pyramidal Orchid

14 Jun 2014 227
Spotted on a walk on the chalk downs in our village
Bishopstone view

Bishopstone view

19 Aug 2014 1 1 239
This is near where I live.
Village view

Village view

24 Nov 2014 3 1 330
Looking down onto our village.
Our regular walk

Our regular walk

24 Nov 2014 5 2 311
We do this walk, rain or shine, almost every week.
Bishopstone in the snow

Bishopstone in the snow

03 Feb 2015 2 1 279
The view looking down onto our village taken after a recent snowfall.
A frosty morning

A frosty morning

20 Jan 2016 2 1 238
Taken on our daily morning walk.
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