Grey seal pupping time

A newborn grey seal pup and mother on a secret beach on today’s Coastal Exploration – this time of  year through to December is when the mothers give birth, usually in dark hidden caves so this is a special wildlife find.

Silken tents on the South West Coast Path

At this time of year we sometimes see whole stands of blackthorn bushes stripped of their leaves by lackey moth caterpillars. The bright orange and blue caterpillars that live communally in silken tents eventually become a drab brown adult moth – these are on...