|  | | 
15-01-2008, 04:23 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northants
Posts: 3,524
| | | where are you going for holls?
We have just booked another two weeks holiday in the lovely St Ives. Cornwall. We stay in a caravan on the cliff top caravan park Ayr.
This is a little of the wildlife we saw last year.
Seals are often seen around St Ives.  
This is seagullhenge. They were sitting huddled together on the very windy beach. 
This cormorant turned up in the middle of a very busy St Ives.
We also saw a Slow Worm but didn't get a pic.
Tell us where your off to on your hols this summer. |
15-01-2008, 04:34 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In a tranquil valley with a stream in garden
Posts: 1,779
| | | Re: where are you going for holls?
__________________
Longing for warm, starry, moonlit nights:) |
15-01-2008, 04:35 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lancashire
Posts: 2,542
| | | Re: where are you going for holls?
Hi Kayleigh,
We spent a lovely 2 weeks in Cornwall last summer. It was great for wildlife, even saw 2 Basking sharks at Lands end. This year so far we'll be going to Pwllheli in Wales in March, great for Adders and I like to keep an eye on them. In Summer we'll be going to Devon for 2 weeks, hope to see loads down there. We may turn up in some other areas yet, I quite fancy Yorkshire too. 
__________________
Be glad that it happened, not sad that it's over. |
15-01-2008, 05:05 PM
|  | Active Member | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Havant
Posts: 60
| | | Re: where are you going for holls?
Hi.
Going to Scotland in April and South Africa in September hoping for good birding pictures.
Regards baggy2508 |
15-01-2008, 05:15 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northants
Posts: 3,524
| | | Re: where are you going for holls?
Now I'm starting to get rather jealous. All the fab places you lot are going to.
Tufftie My hubbys family were originally from St Just. His great granddad was a tit miner and went to wale's and went down the coal mines. We just love the area. |
15-01-2008, 05:26 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In a tranquil valley with a stream in garden
Posts: 1,779
| | | Re: where are you going for holls?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kayleigh  Now I'm starting to get rather jealous. All the fab places you lot are going to.
Tufftie My hubbys family were originally from St Just. His great granddad was a tit miner and went to wale's and went down the coal mines. We just love the area. | A what miner?!!! rofl!   Are any of them still there? I'd love to be able to move back there one day. Spent the best years there, had the best fun and the scenery and wildlife, I could go on but would just bore people!
__________________
Longing for warm, starry, moonlit nights:) |
15-01-2008, 05:30 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northants
Posts: 3,524
| | | Re: where are you going for holls?
|
15-01-2008, 05:34 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In a tranquil valley with a stream in garden
Posts: 1,779
| | | Re: where are you going for holls?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kayleigh | LOL If we're down there at the same time we'll have to go fro a drink in the Wink, or Star or the other three, spoilt for choice in StJust..or St Ives for that matter!
__________________
Longing for warm, starry, moonlit nights:) |
15-01-2008, 06:17 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: My head's in a lush, isolated valley, but I can't seem to escape Reading!
Posts: 1,525
| | | Re: where are you going for holls?
Going up Scotland for 2 weeks April/May and I can't wait!
We're staying in a little cottage in a remote glen called Glenlyon; mountains in front, mountains behind, waterfall and river past the garden and the only neighbours for miles that we see are deer and birds! We went there 4 years ago and fell in love with the place, shame it's taken us 4 years to go back!
__________________
All I can do is be me, whoever that is - Bob Dylan |
15-01-2008, 06:18 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northants
Posts: 3,524
| | | Re: where are you going for holls?
We always go to the wellie. We take the dog in the pub. We stayed there once. lovely food... |
15-01-2008, 06:44 PM
|  | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Nottingham
Posts: 11,410
| | | Re: where are you going for holls?
We haven't been for a "proper" holiday for 5 years, for one reason or another. Last year we promised ourselves a few weekends away when the weather was right, we're still waiting for the weather to be right! 
I'm off to Centre Parcs on 1st Feb, a freebie! The only thing I'll be doing there is gluing myself onto one of the seats in their hide. |
15-01-2008, 07:24 PM
|  | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Corfe Mullen, Dorset
Posts: 475
| | | Re: where are you going for holls?
Going to the Florida Keys soon. Staying on one of the small untouristy commercial fishing islands, in a house on stilts above the sea. Usually see dolphins, manatees, pelicans, sharks, turtles, lizards and lots and lots of other fish and birds.... wildlife watching heaven! |
15-01-2008, 07:58 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 3,555
| | | Re: where are you going for holls?
Trying to use my Jedi mind tricks to get my Mrs to book the family holiday for the New Forest this year.
The fact that it is possibly the best area in the UK for Dragon/Damselflies and loads of other insects has absolutely nothing to do with it  |
15-01-2008, 08:01 PM
| | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Corfe Mullen, Dorset
Posts: 475
| | | Re: where are you going for holls?
You could try telling her that the New Forest is very near to Southampton, Salisbury and Winchester all with excellent shopping.... (not that I'd know of course!)
Jane |
15-01-2008, 08:04 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In a tranquil valley with a stream in garden
Posts: 1,779
| | | Re: where are you going for holls?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kayleigh We always go to the wellie. We take the dog in the pub. We stayed there once. lovely food... | Never been in that one - it was the Star on a monday night for the fiddlydee night - then either the wink - music on a friday/saturday or the kings! You could go down to Cape and see if the dolphins are there - they used to go round to Porthcurno way. Should get basking sharks at Porthcurno too but guess you know that already
__________________
Longing for warm, starry, moonlit nights:) |
15-01-2008, 08:07 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northants
Posts: 3,524
| | | Re: where are you going for holls?
Quote:
Originally Posted by tufftie Never been in that one - it was the Star on a monday night for the fiddlydee night - then either the wink - music on a friday/saturday or the kings! You could go down to Cape and see if the dolphins are there - they used to go round to Porthcurno way. Should get basking sharks at Porthcurno too but guess you know that already |
Can't take the dog to porthcurno or pubs with music..The cape is really pretty see my pics in the gallery. |
15-01-2008, 08:11 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In a tranquil valley with a stream in garden
Posts: 1,779
| | | Re: where are you going for holls?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kayleigh Can't take the dog to porthcurno or pubs with music..The cape is really pretty see my pics in the gallery. | Can you take them to Porthgwarra? Whatever'll be at Portcurno will likely g there first! Kings is music free Will have a look at you pics in a min!
__________________
Longing for warm, starry, moonlit nights:) |
15-01-2008, 08:13 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lancashire
Posts: 2,542
| | | Re: where are you going for holls?
Quote:
Originally Posted by agrumpycow Going up Scotland for 2 weeks April/May and I can't wait!
We're staying in a little cottage in a remote glen called Glenlyon; mountains in front, mountains behind, waterfall and river past the garden and the only neighbours for miles that we see are deer and birds! We went there 4 years ago and fell in love with the place, shame it's taken us 4 years to go back! | Now that sounds like heaven.
__________________
Be glad that it happened, not sad that it's over. |
16-01-2008, 07:02 AM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: My head's in a lush, isolated valley, but I can't seem to escape Reading!
Posts: 1,525
| | | Re: where are you going for holls?
Quote:
Originally Posted by demicav Now that sounds like heaven. | Believe me, it is!
I took this photo last time from the field you have to drive over to get to the cottage: 
__________________
All I can do is be me, whoever that is - Bob Dylan
Last edited by agrumpycow; 16-01-2008 at 07:04 AM.
|
16-01-2008, 11:40 AM
|  | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Oxfordshire
Posts: 317
| | | Re: where are you going for holls?
Hopefully my husband and me are going to visit Skomer Island in Pembrokeshire this summer to try to get some good pics of the birds, especially the puffins. Would love to see the Grey Seals too that breed around there in the Autumn. |
16-01-2008, 11:58 AM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Yorkshire ( Gods Country )
Posts: 841
| | | Re: where are you going for holls?
We are going to France as usual in July for two weeks, Then In August we are going to Scotland ( Fort William area) for one week. In October at half term we are going to Tenerife again to catch some sun before winter sets in,,,,
However after reading the post by kayleigh I am considering St Just and I will be taking my prospecting gear. I had no idea you could mine for them.....
__________________
Real problems are solved by actions, not by p.....g and moaning....
Last edited by coasty; 16-01-2008 at 12:01 PM.
|
16-01-2008, 12:46 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Scunthorpe, Nth Lincs
Posts: 1,307
| | | Re: where are you going for holls?
We're going to Winnipeg in June/July and I'm already thinking how to get all me gear there. Would a Tamrac Expedition 5 with Bigma, 150 macro, tripod and all the other gubbins, count as hand baggage ??
Oops, just thought I'll miss the Thursley meet and I was gonna guide Roger to it !! Sorry Roger.
__________________ Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. Nature Photo's |
16-01-2008, 01:14 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kent
Posts: 1,515
| | | Re: where are you going for holls?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kayleigh We have just booked another two weeks holiday in the lovely St Ives. Cornwall. We stay in a caravan on the cliff top caravan park Ayr. | I Love Cornwall. My Mum is Cornish and spent most of my holidays as a child vsiting relations. As i got older i found i prefered going to untouristy places. We normally just turn off the main road somewhere and drive until we find out of the way spots to stay.( being from devon I dont do tourists)
We use to go camping during the summer (new Forest, Burnham on sea, Slapton). But now we have the two alsatians camping isnt a option,(two wet smelly dogs in a tent isn't nice )
We now stay at steves parents static caravan on a country park which covers 200 acres of parkland, It use to be a gravel pit. It has a beautiful lakes, Great wildlife, Lots of Birds such as kingfishers and herons, Cormorants, (has a hide) It also has a brilliant abundance of dragonfiles and mayflies, along with many other insects and mammals. Dogs have to be kept on a lead at all times, But thre are two huge fields where dogs can run off the lead
It is a mile from the Town of Olney which is very quaint (use to make lace there once) and 10 miles east of the centre of Milton Keynes.. but it feels like your miles from anywhere. We come back feeling completely refreshed and chilled out. It opens again in March and we will be up there most weekends as well as the odd weeks break till it closes to campers of any sort at end of October. It is also open to the public you pay a small entrance fee of
VEHICLE ENTRANCE PER DAY April - October £3.00
(Day of Issue Only) November - March £1.80 If on foot access is free
You can camp from 16.50 per night.. ( these were last years prices)
Roll On March
__________________
Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you. |
16-01-2008, 03:31 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northants
Posts: 3,524
| | | Re: where are you going for holls?
Quote:
Originally Posted by agrumpycow Believe me, it is!
I took this photo last time from the field you have to drive over to get to the cottage: | wow.. Grumpycow this sounds just wonderful and peaceful. I would love to wake up to those mountains.
Kymba where abouts is the campsite. It sounds great for a day out as we live close to MK. I love Olney.
Last edited by Kayleigh; 16-01-2008 at 03:34 PM.
| |
