A seasonal tide
FieldĀ Notes
No. 08
Moon jelly
29th June 2026
At a glance
SpeciesMoon Jellyfish
Latin nameAurelia aurita
FamilyUlmaridae
SizeDiameter 5ā40cm
HabitatCoastal waters worldwide; the most common jellyfish in UK seas
Key facts
* Recognisable by four horseshoe-shaped gonads visible through the translucent bell
* Its sting is too weak to
Thornham
THORNHAM
27 Ā· VIII Ā· 2026
Thornham
27th August 2026
Thornham has become one of my very favourite Norfolk places and I visit whenever I can. It needs a dedicated post for the light, the air, the usual wonderfully bleak isolation that pulls me back summer, or winter. So here is a
Berry walk
FieldĀ Notes
No. 07
Hawthorn, Dog rose, Elderberry, Bryony, Hops
26th August 2026
The end of summer is showing Nature's full abundance just in our local walk this morning.
There are so many berries around that I wonder whether walkers are leaving them for the wild creatures who
The landing place at the homestead on the other side of the river
BURNHAM OVERY STAITHE
25 Ā· VIII Ā· 2026
Burnham Overy Staithe
25th August 2026
I'm making the most of this little staycation. Memories of the recent heatwaves are fading and at this time of year who knows how many gloriously sunny, warm days we have left?
Not usually keen on
Side eye at Sheringham
FieldĀ Notes
No. 07
Lesser Black-Backed Gull
23rd August 2026
At a glance
SpeciesLesser Black-Backed Gull
Latin nameLarus fuscus
FamilyLaridae
Size52ā64cm, wingspan 135ā150cm
HabitatCoasts, estuaries, farmland, increasingly urban rooftops
Key facts
* Dark grey to black back distinguishes it from the paler Herring Gull
* Yellow legs are
A little trip to Sheringham
SHERINGHAM
23 Ā· VIII Ā· 2026
Sheringham
23rd August 2026
A little trip to Sheringham
Everyone had told us that we should go to Sheringham. It has a little train, apparently, but we didn't go on that. A walk for Fergus in Pretty Corner Woods, which apparently include the highest
