Nature Notes Films

An occasional series of adventures in the countryside

Nature Note 1

Touring St Marys Church

Follow Carol Donaldson, author of On the Marshes as she takes you on a tour of St Mary's Church, Lower Higham, Kent. Here Charles Dickens daughter married Wilkie Collins son and the local nuns got into trouble with the vicar.

Nature Note 2

Towards the Thames Estuary

A stroll towards Higham Bight on the Thames Estuary to see the flocks of wintering wildfowl that were threatened with Boris Johnson's Estuary airport. Enjoy this landscape before the Lower Thames Crossing changes it forever.

Nature Note 3

A Tour of Rainham Marshes Reserve

An early morning stroll along the Thames and through the RSPB Rainham Marshes Reserve enjoying the wildlife and history of this peaceful part of the river just upstream from the Dartford Crossing.

Nature Note 4

A Dusk walk across the RSPB Reserve at Northward Hill

I head out across the marshes at dusk in the hope of seeing the winter roost of rooks at Northward Hill.

Nature Note 5

Coppicing in the woods with the volunteer gang

A cold spring day finds me coppicing in the woods outside Canterbury with my volunteer gang.

Nature Note 6

A Working weekend at the Othona Community

Feel the need to escape from the rat race? Carol Donaldson did so headed for the Othona Community for a working weekend. This retreat on the Essex Coast welcomes people of all faiths and none but it based in the Christian tradition. The community is off grid and tries to live a simple life.

Nature Note 7

The North Kent Marshes Breeding Wader Programme

Join me as I set out on a early morning survey in search of lapwing chicks on the North Kent Marshes and tell you more about this project which is working with farmers to change the fortunes of this enigmatic bird.

Nature Note 8

A trip along the Medway River

I venture up the Medway River in Kent from Chatham with the Medway Swale Estuary Partnership to explore the problem of litter on our rivers and visit some of the locations that inspired my book On the Marshes.

Nature Note 9

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them

I travelled to Suffolk to search for legendary creatures such as the Black Shuck, A Sciapod and The Wild Man of Orford.

Nature Note 10

A trip to the Uffington White Horse

Heading into the Oxfordshire Countryside I pay homage to the Uffington White Horse and admire the beauty of the Downs.

Nature Note 11

A Visit to Wayland Smithy, The Rollright Stones and Belas Knap

During the summer I visited the ancestors on a tour of some of Britain's most atmospheric prehistoric monuments. Enjoying the peace and sanctity of these special places.