The Quest for England
I am out walking again on the South Downs. This time I am just south of Falmer, close to Brighton, exploring the countryside. There is a rare patch of download turf here that is buzzing with insects and wild flowers. It is a joy to behold. PLEASE SUPPORT THE BALD EXPLORERMy videos are funded by […]
The lovely Julia, and little Joseph, have taken a trip to Stanmer Park near Brighton, to have a look at the wonderful beech trees and explore the northern part of the parkland. PLEASE SUPPORT THE BALD EXPLORERMy videos are funded by people like you. If you enjoy them, please help me make more: Visit http://BaldExplorer.com […]
Time for some childhood memories. This time I reveal how my friend Peter and I witnessed men with guns at the derelict farm at the back of my house, and how we used an old SLR stills camera and made a ‘slides’ film. PLEASE SUPPORT THE BALD EXPLORERMy videos are funded by people like you. […]
I have been curious what farmers in England are doing to protect the wildlife in the country. The period after the Second World War saw intensive farming remove hedgerows, combine smaller fields into larger ones, the increase usage of pesticides and herbicides and other such horrors which changed the face of the traditional farming landscape. […]
On the request of a viewer, the lovely Julia and I take a stroll over Whitehawk Hill from the east side near Woodingdean to the west side to the grandstand and the neolithic camp. We follow the course of the race track and take in the sights and sounds of nature at the top of […]
Today I am visiting Guy Hall, the chairman of the Brighton Tram 53 Society which aims to restore Brighton’s one of the last built trams, number 53. Brighton Corporation Tramways ran for 38 years from 1901 until 1939, of the 116 tram cars built by the Corporation at their Lewes Road Depot, only 1, number […]