Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 15 Oct & 20 Nov 1921
Viola’s last diary entries were written in the Highlands of Scotland in August. The next diary jumps ahead to autumn weekends in Harrogate, Yorkshire. Viola went to a boarding school […]
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Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 19th & 20th August 1921
Viola is still on holiday in the Highlands of Scotland. On the 19th August 1921, she visited Rogie Falls near Strathpeffer. This beautiful spot remains a tourist attraction today and […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 24 July 1921
It’s late July now, but Viola is recalling some other nature sightings from the past couple of months which she forgot to note at the time. She recalls seeing the […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary – 6 Jul 1921
Viola continues her stay in the Highlands. She is exploring the pine woods between Rothiemurchus and Loch More when she spots red deer. Loch More is most likely today’s Lochan […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary – 2 Jul 1921
Viola is at Doune House, but she has not returned to the Stirling area. Doune House, is on the Rothiemurchus Estate in the Cairngorms National Park. It is a mansion […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 3 May 1921
Viola’s previous diary entry was in February. We now jump forward to May for her next, where she describes a plover’s efforts to move on a pheasant. Viola does not […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 18th August 1920
Although Viola obviously loves nature and the animals she sees in it, she is not at all sentimental about the creatures that she observes. She is clearly extremely curious about […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 12th April 1920
It is likely that Viola was on holiday from her school for Easter at this point in her diary. She is on holiday in the East Neuk of Fife and […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 18th January – 9th February 1920
Everyone can identify with the optimism of the first signs of spring. In these entries from early 1920, Viola shows that she is no exception. The first entry from the […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 11 & 12 Dec 1919
Like Viola’s last diary entry she has spotted a heron again. She is baffled to see it descend into the middle of ‘Mole field’. Viola’s naming of places makes you […]