Wild Barley

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A BLOG AND GALLERY OF WILDLIFE ADVENTURES

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Welcome to Wild Barley, a blog and gallery of wildlife adventures.

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Have I Got Newts For You

June 7, 2019

A calm Norfolk evening. The sky changing through shades of blue, darkening as the sun disappears below the farming landscape. A bank of cloud is building, and the breeze has a nip to it reminding us that it is not quite summer yet. Just off a main road and near a cluster of barns are … More Have I Got Newts For You

Night Songstress

May 7, 2019

Early morning mist still clings to the depressions in the gently undulating landscape of the Brecks. Trees on the slight ridges rise above a sea of opaque white, that is tinged pink and orange by the morning sun, like island mirages. Driving through this foggy landscape, one moment the scenery stretches out on either side, … More Night Songstress

An Epic Easter Adventure

April 24, 2019

Good Friday. Just. Only a few hours into the Easter weekend and we were rising from our bed before the sun and heading to our reed bed site to undertake another ringing session. The clear sky overhead was already getting lighter, no longer the deep black midnight sky, hinting at the sunny day to come. … More An Epic Easter Adventure