Right by the roadside under a mound of earth and turf, a small wooden door marks the entrance to the new National Trust for Jersey Wetland interpretation centre that opened in 2014. We have a bus full of Bournemouth University tourism students who have come to the island in order to learn about tourism development and marketing, …

Continue reading Water rail, snipe and harriers at the Jersey Wetland Centre

September is a month of transitions.  Although I admire its beauty, it has never been one of my favourite months.  Like all transitions, September can be unsettling especially as autumn is the precursor of colder and darker winter nights. This year, however, I am trying to see it all with new eyes. In this time …

Continue reading Songs of September