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Celebrating the beautiful nature, gardens and countryside all around us

Dec 31, 2024

Open green agricultural fields with a clear blue sky above. There are several established deciduous trees among the fields. — View over the green fields close to my previous home near York, England / ©AngieDawn

Hi! I’m AngieDawn - a nature lover, keen hobby photographer and enthusiastic kitchen gardener. After being based in North Yorkshire, England, for over 30 years (and briefly in Cumbria), my partner Matt and I have recently moved to the countryside in north east Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Matt and I love exploring the beautiful nature and countryside all around us - especially places that are often overlooked. And I always have my camera to hand.

View over the Solway Firth from Silloth, Cumbria / ©AngieDawn

Wetlands, woodlands, gardens and quiet coastal locations are among my favourite habitats - the places where I feel most at home. Here I will introduce you to many of the beautiful parks, gardens, nature reserves and countryside locations we love to visit around our home and further afield.

Photograph taken below the huge spreading branches of an old oak tree with autumn foliage. A blue sky can be seen through the foliage, and there dappled sunlight below. There is a view out to open fields and hedgerows. — Beneath the branches of an old oak tree at Skipwith Common, North Yorkshire | ©AngieDawn

I am also a keen kitchen gardener.

The huge garden was the main reason we chose our new home. I am so looking forward to identifying and documenting the plants that grow here and the wildlife that visits. And I will write about the process of transforming a large area of grass into a (hopefully) productive orchard and kitchen garden.

Our Aberdeenshire home (during a recent flood) / ©AngieDawn

And of course, there will be so many wonderful new places to discover and share around our new home!

Rocky coast near Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland / ©AngieDawn

Whether you are a fellow nature lover or gardener, familiar with the places I write about, or merely an armchair traveller, I do hope you will join me on this latest journey of discovery. And please do leave comments - it is always lovely to hear your thoughts!

Photograph of a sandy beach at low tide on the Isle of Bute, Scotland. There is some green vegetation in the foreground, and a blue sky above with white clouds. There is a view over the sea to the Isle of Arran. — Ettrick Bay on the Isle of Bute, Scotland | ©AngieDawn

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Golden reeds blowing in a gentle breeze beside the blue water of a pond — Reeds beside a pond | ©AngieDawn

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