It's all go in the meadow. This little cuckoo flower is proving popular!

What another beautiful start to the day as we continue enjoying this mini-heatwave. An ethereal fog hanging over the lake, early morning...

Quite a few large birds are circling Lough Mardal the last few weeks as the lake shoreline has become a breeding ground for frogs - they...

Pretty Meadow Brown butterflies are everywhere at the moment. These two are getting a little romantic. :-) #Nature #Butterfly #Summer

The wildflower final hurrah of the year at Lough Mardal is dominated by this beauty. The Devil's-bit scabious. I've come to love it so...

A small selection of the beautiful wildflowers that now dot the landscape at Lough Mardal #Wildflowers #Nature #Ecofriendly...

Cuckoo flower with teeny tiny orange specks that are the eggs laid by the orange tip butterfly. And two photobombing flies. And filthy...

All the frog spawn was frozen when we went on our routine inspection today. Incl one frog (demonstrating Darwin's theory). Will the frog...

A lonesome snowdrop. Hard to imagine in a matter of weeks the place will start transforming with new colours as the wildflowers start...

Storm Ophelia came and went and during her visit gave the canoe a flying lesson. We discovered it yesterday in the bog quite a distance...

There was much excitement this morning at breakfast - the cuckoo is back! We have been looking forward to its arrival but weren't...