Canoeing, outdoor instructing, rangering & practically conserving

Aside from the tiresome necessity of my day job I've been up to some more interesting things over the last month or so.

• Some more field teaching with the RSPB at Fairburn Ings.

Four-spotted chaser on one of the ponds at RSPB Fairburn Ings.

• I went on a residential with work to Lumley Fee in the southern Lake District.

Silage bales in a field in Grizedale.

• I passed my BCU Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Paddlesport.

• I did some more work instructing rock climbing with Bradford Metropolitan District Council.

• I volunteered as a Ranger in Cropton Forest. Working for Forest Holidays, a business of the Forestry Commission.

Moonlight over spruce trees while waiting for Nightjar in Cropton Forest.

and

• Completed the practical conservation element of my wildlife and countryside conservation course.

Finished vehicular boardwalk at Hatfield Moor.

• Meanwhile I visited Wharram Percy, a deserted medieval village on the Yorkshire Wolds.

19th Century cottages at Wharram Percy.

Along with relaxing with friends and a course fieldtrip (I even think I had a canoe trip on the Wharfe), I don't think I've done too badly.

More photos on my Flickr pages.