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Wellbrook Beetling Mill, September 2025
Wellbrook Beetling Mill is the only beetling mill in the UK that can be visited. Just behind the mill, there is a delightful stroll through the wooded glen. The workers at Wellbrook Beetling Mill used a form of sign language to communicate because the beetling machinery, which pounded linen with wooden hammers, produced loud, deafening…
Irish Hare, April 2025
The image above captures a close-up view of the hare, which emerged momentarily after I inadvertently frightened the buzzard away while attempting to capture a close-up of it perched on a long tree. Apparently, the wildlife animals on the ground waited in hiding while the buzzards were hovering around above. Additional Photos (Misc)
Battery Harbour, January 2025
Battery Harbour is the most “central” harbour on Lough Neagh, with roughly equal distances to all four corners of the lake; for this reason, one of the two Lough Neagh Rescue stations is located here. Kinnego is the other rescue station, southeast of Lough Neagh. The best view of Lough Neagh is probably from Battery…
Brown Hare, August 2025
I have just managed to capture a full-body image of a brown hare, especially without the grass covering its feet. Its appearance is different from the Irish hare; I wasn’t even aware of the difference in species of hares in the UK/Ireland! See my other post on Irish hare; they seemed to have shorter ears…
Buzzard, July 2024
Buzzards are something I frequently see from my home. A pheasant was killed by one of them in front of my house a few years ago while we were away for the whole day. Having discussed this with a neighbour, it never occurred to me that the buzzard could kill pheasants. The buzzards usually keep…
Cabin Wood, Cookstown, July 2025
Only a few years ago, when there was a Facebook post warning about the giant hogweeds strewn along the riverside, did I learn about a little-known gem at Cookstown’s southern tip. The only other forest/wood is Drum Manor Park, but it is around a 3.5-mile drive from town and is, by far, much larger. Cabin…
