Male Reed Bunting - Roudsea Woods and Mosses National Nature Reserve, Lake District National Park (30/06/19)

While photographing the family of Stonechat (Saxicola Rubicola) at Roudsea Moss in the Lake District,we noticed a Male Common Reed Bunting (Emberiza Schoeniclus). Below are the photographs I managed to capture. Enjoy.

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Roudsea Wood and Mosses National Nature Reserve, Lake District National Park - Spotted Flycatcher (30/06/19)

While wondering through Roudsea Moss in the Lake District, I stumbled across at least two Spotted Flycatchers (Muscicapa Striata) that where perched at the most 20 meters away from me. I was there for a good 30 minutes watching these birds fly around and capture the flying insects, the following photographs are what I managed to capture. Enjoy.

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Roudsea Wood and Mosses National Nature Reserve, Lake District National Park - European Stonechat (30/06/19)

I managed to photograph a family of European Stonechat (Saxicola Rubicola) recently at Roudsea Wood and Mosses National Nature Reserve in the Lake District. Please enjoy the following photo's I managed to capture.

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The Polish House (or Allsprings House), the Abandoned house in Great Harwood, Blackburn - 29/06/19 (Urbexing)

In the middle of the wood somewhere in Great Harwood, there is an abandoned house/mansion that lies in ruin. To get to the abandoned mansion a few walls/fences need to be climbed over and a farmers field is needed to be walked through.

The house was reportedly built in 1838 by a squire named James Lomax, son of Richard Grimshaw Lomax who was a wealthy land owner of the surrounding area. The house gets the name 'The Polish House' due to it serving as a hospital for Polish refugees during the war and apparently there is still an air raid shelter hidden within the grounds. 

With it being relatively easy to get to i will definitely be visiting this place again. The following photographs are taken by me of my little trip to the Abandoned Polish House in Great Harwood. Enjoy.

Passing through the Farmers field.

The Common Kestrel (Falco Tinnunculus)

The Common Kestrel (Falco Tinnunculus)

The Common Kestrel (Falco Tinnunculus)

The first view of the Abandoned House.

Front Elevation.

The entrance.

The first look inside the abandoned Mansion.

The fallen through floor, giving me the view to the upper level.

The view into the room on the right, there is no floor, or ceiling. Nature is taking over.

The view looking up above the front entrance, this would have been on the first floor, looking out into the surrounding woods.

This is the right hand side elevation. Down here is almost constantly in darkness due to the slight slant of the abandoned Mansion and to the surrounding vegetation. Down here there seems to be what looks like a children's toy pram, which can be seen in this photograph and in more detail in a further photograph. 

A view into the house at floor level, looking through a small window. 

Another view into the abandoned Mansion through a larger window further down the elevation.

A closer look at the suspected toy pram.

With the surrounding woodland and landscape, it's a shame the Abandoned Mansion has been left to rot. With reports of the house being haunted, i am definitely considering going when it's dusk to get some night time shots & maybe catch some spooky ghosts.

The location of this abandoned Mansion is in the middle of nowhere but is somewhat easy to get to. I will heading to this place again soon in the evening, hopefully not on my own.

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Arnside Knott & Warton Crag - 23/06/19

Recently me and Derek travelled to Arnside Knott & Warton Cragg to hopefully capture some decent photos to upload to my Photography Instagram page. The following images are from the trip and are all taken with my Lumix DSLR camera. Enjoy!

The first thing we noticed at Arnside Knott was the distinct call of a Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus Collybita), the following photo's are of the said Chiffchaff.

Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus Collybita)

Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus Collybita)

Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus Collybita)

With Derek looking on the hillside for butterflies, He soon spots Wild Strawberries (Fragaria Vesca) which we soon find out they are scattered around the whole reserve. 

Wild Strawberries (Fragaria Vesca)

With the habitat being perfect for many species of butterflies, it was inevitable that i got a few photographs of a few species shown below. The fist photograph is of a Painted Lady (Vanessa Cardui) and the further two photos are of a Grayling (Hipparchia Semele).

Painted Lady (Vanessa Cardui)

Grayling (Hipparchia Semele)

Grayling (Hipparchia Semele)

Moving onto Warton Crag, we decided to stop off at a local chippy on the Arnside seafront. While eating I noticed a Raven (Corvus Corax) on the wall, about 20 Yards away from us. 

Raven (Corvus Corax)

After eating the chippy lunch, we headed off to Warton Crag in the hope to find some more butterfly species for Derek & hopefully more photo opportunities for me. 

Warton Crag

The wind had picked up at Warton Crag with the lighting becoming duller too. However we still attempted to scale up the steep hill and after a few small breaks we made it to the top. Up there we heard and saw a Common Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) which I attempted to get a few decent pictures of, but sadly the weather/lighting made it hard to get a relatively good photo (that's what i'm blaming it on).

Common Buzzard (Buteo Buteo)

While walking on the top of the Crag, me and Derek spotted a Marsh Harrier (Circus Aeruginosus) flying over and luckily the weather and lighting was much better compared to a few minutes before hand. 

Marsh Harrier (Circus Aeruginosus)

Marsh Harrier (Circus Aeruginosus)

Marsh Harrier (Circus Aeruginosus)

Once the Harrier had passed over, we headed back to the car and heard and briefly saw a pair of Eurasian Blackcaps (Sylvia Articapilla), sadly no photos of these could be taken. 

Overall it was a good day out, i will definitely be back that way again soon! 

The top of Warton Crag 

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