Big Cat Sanctuary
A little while ago, and for reasons I don’t particularly remember, my wife was given an experience day voucher by her work. She ultimately chose to visit the Big Cat Sanctuary in Kent to feed some big...
View ArticleBritish Wildlife Centre
For Christmas a year ago, my wife got me a photography experience day at the British Wildlife Centre. The centre is only open at weekends and school holidays, so when I went on my visit last June, me...
View ArticleReturn to Brighton Aquarium
Back in February we took another trip to the Brighton Aquarium. Our last trip there was back in April 2022, although we did also visit Weymouth Aquarium a couple of years ago, so there are a few...
View ArticleMore Random Cornwall
Whenever I go on holiday, I often find myself with an assorted pile of photos. Sometimes there are logical ways to split these out into themed sets of images, such as Cornish Sunsets, Old Padstow...
View ArticleThe Royal Parks Again
Back when I lived in Twickenham, some of my go-to places whenever I needed to take a day for some fresh air and some photography were the Royal Parks. We had Bushy Park and Richmond Park a quick drive...
View ArticleTilgate Nature Centre
One of our more visited attractions near us is Tilgate Nature Centre. It’s an inexpensive day out and provides lots of interesting animals to look at, and space for a child to both stare at the...
View ArticleReturn to Drusillas Park
Although ostensibly this website is all about me learning the craft of photography, backed up my me posting some of my creative process and useful information like the EXIF data, in reality most of...
View ArticleHuxley’s Bird of Prey Centre
Every time we’ve driven into the nearby town of Horsham, we’ve noted the little tourism sign highlighting a bird of prey centre. We usually saw it when we were doing something, or on the way home from...
View ArticleBirds in the Bluebells
Bluebell season is in full swing right now. Anywhere I go at the moment there are swathes of bluebells, whether that’s in gardens, along the verges of the Brighton Main Line, or – yes – even along the...
View ArticleMore Bluebells at the Bluebell
Bluebell season is starting to wane; the bluebells are slowly dying out as their brief time in the sun comes to a close for another year. Here on Creative Splurges though, we’re still very much...
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