An unusual visitor....

Whilst looking at the remains of a young Wood pigeon that a Sparrow hawk had half eaten on the front lawn at Leeson, Mike had huge surprise to find a cow standing in front of him.

It was soon rounded up and put back with the rest of the noisy herd.

There's been a few other interesting finds recently. While at Studland Heath with a Primary School, Mike found this caterpillar.

Emperor Moth Saturnia pavonia caterpillar. This species feeds on moorland plants such as Heather Calluna and Bramble Rubus. It is quite common on Studland Heath.

Adult Emperor Moth - image from the internet

Duke of Edinburgh Week at Leeson House

Gold Award students from across the UK have recently stayed at Leeson House.They took part in lots of activities to help build towards their Gold Award application. Amazing weather and an enthusiastic group made the week run extremely well.

Beginning the Night Navigation exercise

Conservation work on Studland Heath

Litter pick at Kimmeridge Bay where more than 25 Kg of litter was cleared.