Category Archives: Turf

When I thought up the idea for the Planet Gary unofficial Nature Watch medals, to identify either 5, 10 or 25 animals from within a turf zone, I had no inkling just how challenging it would be. Of all the … Continue reading →

Never mind the Eurovision bloody song contest. Never mind the King Charlie’s royal coronation. Never mind that turfer Drylaw13 had a PPH of 666 today. No, these things pale into insignificance compared to events in Dalkeith, Midlothian. To be honest, … Continue reading →

To begin. The time is the witching hour, 12.00 midnight. Or perhaps the bewitching hour. The dead of night sounds rather like a sinister horror flick with hints of zombies or the like. I prefer silly o’clock. Right. The location … Continue reading →

Back on Turf Blog 24-04-23, I announced another turf-world famous Planet Gary medal, the Nature Watch medal (name changed from Animal Magic), where you are required to spot either 5, 10 or 25 different species of animal from within a … Continue reading →

Turfing local this morning, around Bonnyrigg and it was very strange. At first, I could not put my finger on what it was, then after a few zones, I realised there was no people about just the odd dog running … Continue reading →

In the video above, the GoPro Hero 10 Black camera is mounted on a selfie stick secured to the front carrier of the bike. And while it does the job just fine, there is one downside and that is it … Continue reading →

After yesterday’s trip to Musselburgh with the aim of adding a few new bird species towards my unofficial Ornithologist medal, now sitting at 44 out of the 50 required, I was keen to continue my search. My target zone for … Continue reading →