Wild Food, Wild Mushrooms, Fishing, Foraging, Recipes

I've just discovered a great blog -Wild Food, Wild Mushrooms, Fishing, Foraging, Recipes, Essex UK. I was looking for Alexanders on the web (a favourite plant of mine) and stumbled upon the site.

It has some really good wild food recipes, from Pan Fried Cod Fillet with Garlic Mustard Mash and Wild Sorrel sauce to Alexanders, Prawns and Chilli with Spaghetti and Wild Cherry Jam Conserve.

I'm starting to feel hungry...

Website of the Month - Write To Them

This month's website is Write To Them, a site that finds your local representative - MP, councillor, MEP, MSP etc. - and allows you to contact them by e-mail or fax. Simply put in your postcode to start.

With the current shower in power, it's time to get writing...

A Day Out In Suffolk

Today we went over the border into Suffolk, but needed no passports as my wife has dual Norfolk/Suffolk nationality.
We looked for Hawfinches around Sotterley Church (unsuccessfully), then headed to Minsmere RSPB Reserve, where we had excellent views of a Firecrest and also saw female Smew and several Pintail. It was warm but rather windy.
Excellent lunch in the Eel's Foot at Eastbridge, acompanied by a superbly kept pint of Adnams' "Oyster Stout".

Sotterley Park

Walking to Sotterley church

Sotterley Park

Sotterley Park

Sotterley Park

Sotterley Park

Beech tree, Sotterley Park

Sotterley church

Winter Aconites

Minsmere

Minsmere

Minsmere Beach

Sea watching, Minsmere Beach