RACHEL OWEN

My usual new year tradition seems to be writing a catch-up blog. I find myself so busy that I often completely forget to write up my...

A full-on day was planned, and a full-on day was achieved – despite the weather’s best efforts. I grabbed myself an early breakfast in...

One thing you ought to know about a Rachel Owen holiday is that there is rarely time for resting! Seeing as the weather forecast was so...

Surprise! I’m in Arran. I built up enough time off in lieu at work after a big project I decided to go on a little holiday – and I want...

Another year almost done, and another few months without a blog post. This time last year, I apologised for not posting since June –...

This weekend has meant great excitement for bird lovers across the UK. Yes, it’s that time of year once again – it’s the Big Garden...

I never claimed to be a good blogger, but not posting a single thing since June has been fairly remiss of me. Sorry. Needless to say, I...

Out the back of my house there is an urban jungle. There is a wash of green that stretches almost as far as the eye can see – dotted with...

This weekend is the City Nature Challenge – a global competition where over the course of three days, local naturalists search for and...

Well, it’s certainly been an interesting few months, hasn’t it? I imagine a lot of you, like me, are stuck indoors and getting a little...

Upon waking up this morning I was very pleased to discover that I’d managed to schedule myself a day off! Between working a stupid number...

It’s every birdwatchers favourite time of the year – the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch. For the uninitiated, this is a national survey...

Did you know that third Monday of January is considered to be ‘Blue Monday’ – and it’s often regarded as one of the gloomiest days of the...

Well. I think it’s safe to say that, from my perspective, 2019 didn’t end exactly as planned. Between a minor emergency operation in...

…and the living is easy – at least, that’s according to Gershwin. I’m sure none of you are particularly surprised to hear that my summer...

The end of second semester can only mean one thing – the annual course trip to the Farne Islands! Sadly, this year we weren’t able to go...

It’s not very often that I wake up with the desire to go somewhere totally unplanned. It usually requires a day or two of thought, before...

I spent my Christmas holidays taking pictures. That sounds quite relaxing, doesn't it? I can assure you – it wasn't. I was on a race...

Believe it or not, I’m actually following through on one of my resolutions in my last blog! I took a spontaneous trip to Edinburgh, and...

I don't know about anyone else, but to me it felt like 2018 just flew by! I look back over what I did this year and my overwhelming...