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I already have my own blog (accessible from my web site) which describes the walks that I go on - I generally walk 12-15 miles, two or three times a week, all over Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and the southern part of Oxfordshire. Here on my WAB blog I will just comment on the wildlife that I see on my walks. I love being out in the countryside and enjoy seeing all types of wildlife, but I am especially interested in birds and wildflowers.
Chenies, Little Chalfont and Chalfont St Giles
Posted 06-02-2008 at 04:14 PM by Pete Collins
For various reasons (mainly bad weather and a heavy cold) today's was my first long walk for three weeks. I started at Chenies, just east of Chesham, and followed the Chess Valley to Latimer - en route I saw a Little Egret beside the river Chess.
Little Egret, on river Chess near Chenies
I then headed south to Little Chalfont. As I walked round the edge of a golf course, heading down to the Misbourne valley, I saw my first wildflower of the year, a violet. I followed the Misbourne valley west into Chalfont St Giles, and then went north through Chorleywood West back to Chenies. As I neared Chenies, I saw some Lesser Celandine.
Rabbit, along the Misbourne Valley near Chalfont St Giles
Now the flowers are starting to reappear, I'll have more to report about on this blog!
Little Egret, on river Chess near CheniesI then headed south to Little Chalfont. As I walked round the edge of a golf course, heading down to the Misbourne valley, I saw my first wildflower of the year, a violet. I followed the Misbourne valley west into Chalfont St Giles, and then went north through Chorleywood West back to Chenies. As I neared Chenies, I saw some Lesser Celandine.
Rabbit, along the Misbourne Valley near Chalfont St GilesNow the flowers are starting to reappear, I'll have more to report about on this blog!
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 |  Always nice to see Little Egrets, they're such elegant birds. |
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| |  I agree GuyF, they are elegant and always a delight to see. Nice to see that they seem to be spreading inland - they've been reported on the river Chess for several months now, also at Tring reservoirs occasionally and recently just north of St Albans (just a few miles from where I live). |
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Recent Blog Entries by Pete Collins
- College Lake (21-06-2009)
- Fowlmere (21-11-2008)
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