Flowers in Gertrude Jekyll garden and wildlife seen during morning visit to Holy Island/Lindisfarne, plus birds in Berwick-upon-Tweed in the afternoon - 11th June 2025

There were lots of beautiful white Irises at the entrance to the Gertrude Jekyll garden on Holy Island

and plenty of Poppies and Sweet Peas

Stone plaque on the wall as memorial to Gertrude Jekyll

View of Lindisfarne Castle from the Gertrude Jekyll garden

Female Roe deer on the dunes near a footpath going across the island

Meadow Pipit perching on barbed wire fence

Very fuzzy hairy caterpillar

Pretty wild Orchid growing amongst tall grass

Skylark on the footpath

Poles marking Pilgrim's Way from Holy Island to the mainland at low tide

I don't drive, so had travelled to Holy Island on the bus in the morning.  Unfortunately, the only return trip back to Berwick-upon-Tweed was at 13.00 - so I had lunch back in the mobile home and then went for an afternoon walk along the cliffs.  It was windy and a kite surfer was having fun near the harbour.

Berwick-upon-Tweed lighthouse viewed from the cliff path

Reed Buntiing hiding in the reeds

Chirping Meadow Pipit

Meadow Pipit pointing out the No Parking sign!

 

Birding walk on my last morning in Thornwick Bay - 24th May 2024

I just walked round the Thornwick Bay Holiday Park site on my last morning as I was carrying a heavy backpack and did not want to travel far with it.

A Skylark was soaring into the sky at the edge of the holiday park

Young Starlings were waiting to be fed by an adult

A male Chaffinch was singing from the top of a fir tree

There was a short fuzzy caterpillar at the entrance to the bird hide in Thornwick Pools

A Moorhen walked past a tiny Pied Wagtail

A Sedge Warbler was flitting about in the reeds at the back of Thorwick Pools nature reserve

A Mute Swan absolutely dwarfed a Little Ringed Plover

Closer view of the Little Ringed Plover

A pair of Canada Geese with a gosling were feeding on grass in front of pink Ragged Robin flowers

Early Purple Orchid near the edge of the fishing lake

That was it!  Great birding trip to Thornwick Bay, Bempton Cliffs and Flamborough Head was over!

Birds, wildlife, lighthouses and lovely scenery during a walk along the cliffs from Thornwick Bay to Flamborough Head - 20th May 2024

On Monday morning I set off for a walk along the cliffs from Thornwick Bay to Flamborough Head.

Couple of Razorbills on the side of the cliff

View from the top of the cliff

I came across a fuzzy caterpillar on the path

The Drinking Dinosaur at Flamborough Head

Relaxed upside-down seal at Flamborough Head

The newest Lighthouse at Flamborugh Head

Beautiful wild roses growing on the cliffs

Distant view of the newest Lighthouse

The oldest Lighthouse at Flamborough Head

Both newest and oldest Lighthouses

Many Kittiwakes were nesting on the cliff face

There was a broken egg on the cliff path

Puffins and Razorbills on the cliff at Breil Nook

Male Pheasant and Meadow Buttercups in a field at North Landing

Skylark in a field at North Landing

Swallow on the ground at the edge of the holiday park in Thornwick Bay