This month, and during July and August, the Yellow flag iris is in flower. This plant likes to have wet feet and Norfolk provides ideal conditions where it grows on lake and river edges and… June 2017

Beautiful May, the month of lacy lanes with Cow parsley lining the roadside verges. A delicate member of the umbellifer family, also called Queen Ann’s lace, this plant is related to carrots, celery and the… May 2017

‘April is the  cruellest month’ wrote T.S.Elliot for the opening line of his poem ‘The Waste Land’, but he wasn’t the most cheerful poet in the world.  Much more apt are Robert Browning’s first lines ‘Oh to… April 2017

Although the seasons are definitely changing, with mild winters meaning that some things start earlier than they used to, March is still the best month for daffodils. However, the truly native flower, the one that… March 2017

When you look at the stunning skies we have in Norfolk, it’s no wonder that people used to think that heaven must be up there somewhere. Religious paintings often depicted God on his throne in… February 2017

A cold January afternoon. Rush, our youngest Lurcher, is sitting by the window counting pigeons and the other two are dozing, occupying a sofa each; no room for humans to sit down in this house.… January 2017

December should be a wintery month but the last couple of years have brought some unseasonably mild weather; it’s nice to have a little snow, just to make it feel like a proper winter. If… December 2016

November and the days are getting shorter and colder. This is the time of year when many animals are starting to hibernate, driven to do this because of the lack of food in the cold… November 2016

October brings autumn colours to our woodlands and Broads with changing leaves and delicate fungi and it is usually still warm enough for a boat trip to appreciate the wildlife on the water. Visitors to… October 2016

September and the days are getting shorter but there is still some summer left before autumn really starts; good days for walking in woodland. Our county has many woods including Foxley, north-west of Norwich, which… September 2016