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Author: Darren

I moved to Croxton in 2019 and live in The Rest Home
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Swallow chick in nest

Swallows Successful Brood

Darren 3 July, 2021
When I moved into The Rest Home 3 years ago, there was a swallow nest located above my front door under a high roofed porch…
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Common european toad

Resident European Toad

Darren 24 June, 2021
Our resident toad is out and about most evenings. Captured her tonight just taking it easy. She loves a quick dip in our newly created…
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Homemade elderflower cordial cheesecake

Tasty Homemade Elderflower Cordial Cheesecake

Darren 20 June, 2021
If you followed our Homemade Elderflower Cordial post, you will know I suggested using it to make a cheesecake. This cheesecake is the best I…
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Step 18 - Enjoy! Dilute to taste

Homemade Elderflower Cordial

Darren 18 June, 2021
Elderflower cordial is great stuff. It’s a lovely sweet taste of summer which is cooling and refreshing on a hot sunny day. Elderflower cordial can…
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lesser stag beetle

Lesser Stag Beetle

Darren 15 June, 2021
Just checking around my garden this evening before turning into bed and spotted this great beetle scuttling around. Quite large at around 1.5cm and obvious…
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Apple Trees

Four Apple Trees and a Pear Tree

Darren 13 June, 2021
Four Apple Trees Suzy, my wife, has planted 4 apple trees running along side our newly coppiced hedge. From the front gate they are Apple…
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Tree Bumblebee

Tree Bumblebee

Darren 13 June, 2021
Today the foxgloves I have planted outside my kitchen window are full of busy bumblebees. The vast majority of these are Tree bumblebees. To distinguish…
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Hedgehog (Video), Croxton

Darren 12 June, 2021
Using a night time video camera tucked away in an old metal garage, I capture a visiting hedgehog who regularly wonders in to finish off…
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Broad Bodied Chaser, Croxton

Darren 10 June, 2021
I’m pleased that we had a visit from a Broad Bodied Chaser to our newly created garden/wildlife pond. It’s truly amazing just how much a…
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Trailcam 25/01/2021

Croxton Trail Cam 25/01/2021

Darren 26 January, 2021
Trail Cam footage captured on the evening of 25th January and early morning of 26th January 2021. I placed the trail cam at 4.50pm. It…
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