Pete's Walks - Latest News and Site History

31/07/10

Remember that you can keep up with what I'm doing by monitoring the Latest Walks section of this site. There is also my Blog, which I update occasionally (mainly with my non-walking activities).

2) Added Scarce Chaser, Emperor, White-legged damselfly and Small Red Damselfly to Dragonfly photos page

3) Added/replaced photos for Keeled Skimmer, Common Darter, Black Darter, Four-Spotted Chaser, Emerald damselfly and Large Red Damselfly on Dragonfly photos page

4) Added Small China Mark, Mint Moth (Pyrausta aurata) and Dusky Sallow to Moth photos page

5) Added/replaced photos for Bog Asphodel and Marsh St John's-Wort on the Wildflower photos page

6) Added Common Comfrey, Greater Bird's-Foot Trefoil, Hemp-Agrimony, Greater Bladderwort, Flowering-Rush, Frogbit, Marsh Sow-Thistle, Yellow Loosestrife and Amphibious Bistort to the Wildflower photos page

2) Added Treble-Bar to Moth photos section, changed photo for Dark Arches and added another photo of Riband Wave.

3) Changed photo of Four-spotted Chaser on Dragonfly photos page, and added Blue-tailed Damselfly and Black-tailed Skimmer.

4) Added new photos of Dingy Skipper to Butterfly photos page, and added Green Hairstreak, Grizzled Skipper and Small Blue.

5) Added new photos of Dragon's Teeth, Ragged Robin, Sainfoin, Biting Stonecrop, Pyramidal Orchid, Annual Wall-Rocket and Grass Vetchling to Wildflower photos page, and added Early Purple Orchid, Dwarf Mallow, Alexanders, Wild Strawberry, Barren Strawberry (I'd previously muddled these last two!), Early Gentian, Thyme-Leaved Sandwort, Great Pignut, Basil Thyme, Cornflower, Corncockle, Field Cow-Wheat, Pheasant's-Eye, Dwarf-Spurge, Common Gromwell, Goat's-Rue, Knotted Hedge-Parsley, Venus's-Looking-Glass and Dame's-violet.

6)Added Wheatear to Bird photos section

2) Moved my walks in 2009 from Latest Walks to a new page

3) Additional/replacement photos of Chicory in Wildflower photos section

4) Added  Blair's Shoulder-knot  and Winter Moth to Moth photos section

5) New photo of male Muntjac Deer

2) Additional/replacement photos of Water Mint and Broomrape in Wildflower photos section

3) Additional/replacement photos of Common Darter and Southern Hawker in Dragonfly photos section

4) Added Square-Spot Rustic, White-shouldered House Moth and Bee Moth to Moth photos section

5) Added a map on the Chiltern Hills page showing the relative locations of my walks in that area, and added two maps  on the Long-distance Paths page showing the relative locations of the routes I've walked. Thanks to Allan Gould for prompting me to finally create these maps, something I've been meaning to do for a while!

6) Added a journal for the Stevenage Outer Orbital Path (STOOP)

2) Additional/replacement Common Blue damselfly, Common Darter and Southern Hawker photos in Dragonfly photos section

3) Additional/replacement Comma, Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Small Tortoiseshell, Marbled White,  Common Blue, Peacock, Painted Lady, Ringlet, Gatekeeper and Large Skipper photos in Butterfly photos section

4) Added Dark Green Fritillary, Small Copper and Green-veined White to Butterfly photos section

5) Additional/replacement photos for Harebell, Yellow Water-lily, Purple Loosestrife, Marsh Woundwort, Broomrape, Evening Primrose, Enchanter's Nightshade, Agrimony, Bee Orchid, Eyebright, Dropwort, Clustered Bellflower, Wild Mignonette, Sainfoin, Rest-harrow, White Campion, Germander Speedwell, Hedge Woundwort, Rosebay Willowherb, Viper's-Bugloss, Dovesfoot Cranesbill, Pyramidal Orchid, Kidney Vetch, Grass Vetchling and Birdsfoot Trefoil in Wildflower photos section

6) Added Biting Stonecrop, Bog Asphodel, Dwarf Gorse, Cross-leaved Heath, Bell Heather, Ling, Marsh St John's Wort, Oblong-leaved Sundew, Round-leaved Sundew, Wild Basil, Hedge Bedstraw, Dragon's teeth, Blue Fleabane, Green-flowered Helleborine, Common Hemp-Nettle, Frog Orchid, Ploughman's-Spikenard, Musk Thistle, Small Toadflax and Small-flowered Cranesbill to Wildflower photos section

7) Added The Snout, Flame Shoulder, Riband Wave, Brown House moth, Small Dusty Wave, Dark Arches, Green Carpet, Light Emerald, Yellow Shell, Brimstone, Scoparia ambigualis, Pyrausta despicata, Crambus perlella and Celypha lacunana to Moth photos section

8) Additional Chimney Sweeper, Six-spot Burnet  and Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet photos in the Moth photos section

9) Additional Collared Dove photo in Bird photos section

2) Added Mandarin Duck, Swallow and Red-Crested Pochard to Bird photos section

3) Additional/replacement Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Crested Grebe, Carrion Crow and Jay photos in Birds photo section

4) Additional Man Orchid, Herb Robert and Grass Vetchling photos in Wildflower photos section

5) Additional Speckled Wood, Large Skipper and Common Blue photos in the Butterfly photos section

6) Additional Six-spot Burnet  and Straw Dot photos in the Moth photos section

7) Added Nettle-tap to the Moth photos section

8) Added a journal for The Beeches Way

9) Additional Common Blue damselfly photo in the Dragonfly photos section

10) Re-organised deer photos and added pages for Roe Deer and Chinese Water Deer

2) Replacement photo of a Speckled Wood in the Butterfly photos section

3) Added Straw Dot to the Moth photos section

4) Added Corn Bunting to Bird photos section

5) Added White Helleborine to Wildflower photos section

6) Added Large White to the Butterfly photos section

7) Additional photos of Song Thrush in Bird photos section

8) Added a journal for The Dales Way. Please note that this journal is not very detailed, as I wrote it five years after the event!

2) Added Silver-ground Carpet and Silver Y to the Moth photograph sections

3) Added another Painted Lady photo to the Butterfly photos section

2) Added a few Dragonfly/Damselfly photos to the Photographs section

2) Additional Bugle, Woodruff, Ramsons, Star-of-Bethlehem, Wintercress, Mouse-ear Hawkweed and Common Rock-rose photos in Wildflower photos section

3) Added Sanicle, Yellow Iris, Columbine and Water Crowfoot to Wildflower photos section

4) Added journal for the Chess Valley Walk

2) Additional photos of Goldilocks Buttercup and Woodruff in Wildflower photos section

3) Added Creeping Buttercup, Thyme-leaved Speedwell and Ramsons to Wildflower photos section

4) Added 'Kensworth to Briden's Camp circular walk' to Chiltern Hills section

2) Added Kingfisher and Grey Wagtail to Bird photos section

3) Added Common Storksbill and Marsh Marigold to Wildflower photos section

4) Additional or replacement photos of Garlic Mustard, Cuckooflower, Dandelion and Green Alkanet in Wildflower photos section

5) Additional Speckled Wood photo in Butterfly photos section

2) Additional photos of Cuckooflower and Wood Sorrel in Wildflower photos section

3) Added Common Chickweed, False Oxlip and  Hairy Bitter-cress to Wildflower photos section

4) Added numerous hyperlinks to this page!

5) Added 'Kensworth-Toddington' walk to my local walks in the Chiltern Hills section

6) Additional Yellowhammer photos in Bird photos section

7) Added Jay to Bird photos section

8) Added Latest Walks section (with 15-20 new day walks)

2) New photos of Kestrel, Yellowhammer in Bird photos section

3) Added 'Cowleaze Wood and Turville Heath' and 'Studham Common and Redbourn' walks to the Chiltern Hills section

2) Replaced mileages for John Bunyan Trail with the figures from Google Maps. This has added nine miles to the walk, changing it from 70 to 79 miles each way!

3) Added 'Buckland Common and The Lee', 'Kensworth to Little Gaddesden', 'Kensworth-The Downs-Whipsnade' and ' Kensworth-Ivinghoe Beacon' walks to Chiltern Hills section

4) Added Bullfinch to Bird photos section

5) Added more photos to Fallow Deer section

2) Replacement photos of Robin and Magpie in Bird photos section

3) Additional photo of Long-tailed Tit in Bird Photos section

4) Added 'Kensworth-Redbourn' and 'Shorter Ashridge walk' local walks to the Chiltern Hills section

5) Added Fallow Deer and Muntjac Deer sections to Photographs page

6) Added Favourite Landscapes section to Photographs page. Note that these are just a collection of my favourite photos from all my walks, so they've all already appeared in my journals

7) Added many more photos of the Ashridge Estate Boundary Trail

2) Added Cormorant to Bird photos section

3) Added Violet Helleborine to Wildflower photos section

4) Added 'Kensworth and everywhere'  and 'Kensworth-Ivinghoe' local walks to the Chiltern Hills section

2) Added Coal Tit and Nuthatch to Bird photos section

3) Additional photos of Borage, Meadow Cranesbill, Common Fumitory, Great Willowherb, Musk Mallow, Purple Toadflax, Small Balsam, Weld, Yarrow and Squinancywort in Wildflower photos section

4) Added Chicory, Dropwort, Enchanter's Nightshade, Goatsbeard, Opium Poppy and Annual Wall-rocket to Wildflower photos section

5) Additional/replacement photos of Brimstone, Comma, Chalkhill Blue, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Red Admiral and Marbled White in Butterfly photos section

6) Added Ringlet, Common Footman (moth), Chimney Sweeper (moth) and Narrow-bordered Five Spot Burnet (moth) to Butterfly photos section

2) Additional photos of Marbled White in Butterfly photos section

3) Additional/replacement photos of Eyebright, Pyramidal Orchid, Yellow-wort, Greater Celandine, Meadow Cranesbill, Common Mallow, Scarlet Pimpernel, Poppy, Common Toadflax, Meadow Vetchling and Common Spotted Orchid in Wildflower photos section

4) Added Vervain to Wildflower photos section

5) Added Meadow Brown to Butterfly photos section

2) Added Common Whitethroat, House Sparrow and Yellowhammer to Bird photos section

3) Additional Blue Tit, Great Tit, Red Kite and Starling photos in Birds section

4) Added Burnet Companion, Dingy Skipper and Large Skipper to Butterfly/Moths photo section

5) Added Man Orchid, Fairy Flax, Common Mouse-ear, Creeping Cinquefoil and Field Mouse-ear to Wildflower photo section

6) Additional Lesser Stitchwort  and Bladder Campion photos in Wildflower section

7) Stephen Dawson kindly pointed out an error in the map for Walk 6 of the Chiltern Chain Walk, which I have corrected. I have consequently had to adjust the 'total mileage' for the subsequent walks as Walk 6 was 0.2 miles shorter than I'd stated.

2) Additional photos for Common Milkwort, Field Pansy and Ragwort in the Wildflower photo section

3) Added Small Heath to Butterfly photo section

4) Added Welsh Poppy and Wood Spurge to Wildflower photo section

2) Additional photos for Orange-Tip, Holly Blue and Speckled Wood butterflies

3) Additional/alternative photos for Bugle, Field Pansy, Greater Stitchwort and Wild Strawberry in the Wildflower photos section

4) Additional/alternative photos for Coot and Tufted Duck in the Bird photos section

5) Gadwall and Pintail added to Birds photo section

6) Goldilocks Buttercup, Crosswort, Dandelion, Red Dead-nettle, Yellow Pimpernel, Wood Speedwell, Star-of-Bethlehem, Wintercress, Woodruff and Wavy Bitter-cress added to Wildflower photos section

2) Additional/alternative photos for Blackbird, Brambling, Collared Dove, Dunnock, Jackdaw, Pheasant, Siskin, Starling, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit and Great Spotted Woodpecker in Bird photos section

3) Blackcap, Goldfinch, Grey Heron, Treecreeper, Willow Warbler and Lesser Whitethroat added to Bird photos section

4) Additional/alternative photos for Cowslip, Cuckoo-pint, Germander Speedwell, Green Alkanet, Ground Ivy, Wood Anemone, Primrose, Lesser Celandine and Greater Stitchwort in the Wildflower photos section

5) Yellow Archangel, Greater Celandine, Cuckooflower, Dog's Mercury, Wood Sorrel and Garlic Mustard added to the Wildflower photos section

2) Added Tufted Duck to Bird photos section

3) Additional photos for Great Crested Grebe, Jackdaw, Mallard, Mute Swan and Pheasant in Bird photos section

4) Added Oregon Grape to Wildflowers section

5) Added more navigation hyperlinks at foot of Chiltern Hill and Lake District pages

2) Added Kestrel to Bird photos section

3) Added additional Coltsfoot photograph to Wildflowers section

4) Changed 'hit counter' on home page (as web host no longer supports Microsoft Frontpage Extensions)

2) Added section on Bird photographs to the 'Photographs' section

3) Added a few hyperlinks for birds mentioned in the journals, mainly for Buzzards and Red Kites

2) Divided the Chiltern Hills walks into two sections, one for my 'local' walks and one for the rest

2) Renamed 'My journals' page to 'Long-distance paths', and added some descriptions of the routes

3) Reduced number of links at top of each page

4) Slight changes to the Home page, and a few other minor modifications

2) Added Swan's Way journal

2) Added couple more links - Wainwright Walks on the Lakeland Fells and Walking Britain

3) Replaced a photo on Day 5 of my Bernwood Jubilee Way journal (a tree in Eythrope Park that I thought was a Black Poplar turned out to be a Horse Chestnut!)

4) Added Lake District pages with photos for six walks

5) Added link to Huntington's Disease Association on each page

6) Replaced a photo of Red Admiral butterfly

7) Minor changes to Home page

2) New or additional wildflower photos for Agrimony, Clustered Bellflower, Red Campion, White Campion, Cut-leaved Cranesbill, Meadow Cranesbill, Greater Knapweed, Lady's Bedstraw, Musk Mallow, Great Mullein, Common Spotted Orchid, Hoary Plantain, Perforate St John's Wort, Yellow-wort

3) Additional butterfly photos for Red Admiral, Gatekeeper, Small Tortoiseshell, Marbled White

4) Added Small Skipper to butterfly pages

5) Added journal for the Milton Keynes Boundary Walk

2) Added Clustered Bellflower, Wild Carrot, Hoary Plantain, Grass Vetchling, Meadow Vetchling and Russian Comfrey to the Wildflowers section

3) Added a Guestbook

2) Slight changes to Wildflowers page (added 'Top of list' link)

2) Added Bee Orchid to wildflowers, and more photos of Common Spotted Orchid

2) Rewrote the wildflower and butterfly pages. Each wildflower and butterfly now has its own page, some of the wildflowers having 2 or 3 photos.

3) Added maps for Two Ridges Link, South Bucks Way, Hertfordshire Way, Chiltern Link, North Bucks Way, Greensand Ridge Walk, Berkshire-Essex Walk, A Dales Walk, Ashridge Estate Boundary Trail, Hertfordshire Chain Walk, John Bunyan Trail, Bernwood Jubilee Way and Chiltern Way

4) Put Site History page in reverse chronological order

5) Added journal for my second Chiltern Way walk

6) Links to Wildflowers and Butterflies now bring up a separate web page in the same window (instead of just a photo in a new window). You need to use your browser's 'back' button to return to the journal, rather than close the window.

7) When you click and enlarge one of the small blue-framed photos, the enlarged photo now comes up in the same window, rather than a new one. You need to use your browser's 'back' button to return to the journal, rather than close the window.

8) Rewrote the Home page, and made several minor revisions elsewhere

2) Added further (and amended) photos for Berkshire -Essex Walk, Greensand Ridge Walk, Aylesbury Ring, Cross Bucks Way, Hertfordshire Way and A Dales Walk

3) Amended photos on the home page

2) Added more photos to Chiltern Heritage Trail

3) Amended photos for Ashridge Estate Boundary Walk (so that they can be enlarged)

2) Added journal for Bernwood Jubilee Way

3) Added photo of Lesser Celandine to Wildflowers page

4) Added links to Huntington's Disease Association

5) Added two more photos to home page and made slight alterations to that page

6) Added more photos to journals for Hertfordshire Chain Walk and John Bunyan Trail

7) Changed photos on 'About Me' page and made slight alterations to that page

8) Added photo on 'About my walks' page

2) Added update to 'post-walk comments' page for Ashridge Estate Boundary Walk

2) Added journal for Hertfordshire Chain Walk

2) Added hyperlinks to flower and butterfly photos from the journals for the Berks-Essex Walk and the Ashridge Estate Boundary Trail

3) Journal for Chiltern Heritage Trail added

4) Wildflower and Butterfly photos now come up in new windows

2) Added more links from other pages to wildflower and butterfly pages

3) Journal for Ashridge Estate Boundary Trail added

2) A few more photos added for North Bucks Way (Days 1, 2 and 3)

2) Photos added for Two Ridges Link and Day 25 of Chiltern Way

2) Some minor changes to photographs