A very enjoyable visit to the delightful village of Godmersham for talks on Moths and Bats followed by a guided walk across the private estate at Godmersham Park  

  A year without a visit to King’s Wood at Bluebell time is unheard of, but this year it happened later in the year due to the winter being so harsh, followed by a rather cool spring. It means that the Bluebells have been at least two or three weeks later than in the last few years.

I made several trips to my favourite local wood at East Blean during April.  I have been visiting this wood for several years now and I find it interesting to see how different each year is.  The hardest winter for 30 years has made a really big difference to when the spring flowers have been at their best this year.

A visit to Nymens in West Sussex, a property looked after by the National Trust. It was lovely after a such a long winter to see so many spring flowers.

Today saw us visiting Ightham Mote, a property that we had visited before but today the plan was not only to visit the house but to have a walk too taking in part of the Greensand Way.

What a difference some warm spring sunshine makes for us all. After what seems a long cold winter, we enjoy a visit to Port Lympne Wild Animal Park where we see the animals also enjoying the change in the weather for the better.

A short walk from Dalmunzie Castle hoping that gaining some height would afford us some better views of the surrounding hills.

Today was a very special day for us: the wedding of our eldest son James to Olivia at Dalmunzie Castle in Perthshire. A stunning location for a wedding. It truly was a memorable day.

An evening of of fun and games as we all join in with a murder mystery evening.