they say no man s an island , but ken s surely the closest? this has shown me what an absolutely stunning country it is. and, equally, we always think of it as such a busy place, but when you get out on the water, its not. it s really quiet, it has absolutely magical moments. and the rock formations, the wildlife, the scenery, you know, you look out there today, it s absolutely magical. and now, there sjust one more round trip to go. big things like this are never easy, and that s why you go out and do them. the last lap, the isle of wight. danjohnson, bbc news, cornwall. time for a look at the weather. here s chris fawkes. we have had a bit of a blockage in the weather over the last few weeks and this had been exemplarfight by two places, this month in lancashire, not a single day with temperatures in the average, chilly with that cold wind but a different story in western areas, in county
and half of your body s hanging out. the windier it gets, the more you have to hang out. i kind of equate it to, like, doing sit ups for five hours. it hasn t all been plain sailing. he even rescued some teenagers, stranded off the norfolk coast. and all this in something just bigger than a bathtub. i sailed past a walrus when i was in the scillies. i ve had pods of dolphins come and ride the bow wave on the boat. i ve been past islands where agatha christie wrote novels. they say no man s an island , but ken s surely the closest? this has shown me what an absolutely stunning country it is. and, equally, we always think of it as such a busy place, but when you get out on the water, its not. it s really quiet, it has absolutely magical moments. and the rock formations, the wildlife, the scenery, you know, you look out there today, it s absolutely magical. and now, there sjust one more round trip to go. big things like this are never easy, and that s why you go out and do them.
black veined whites have been spotted flying in fields and hedgerows in south east london. that s despite being previously described as extinct in britain for nearly 100 years. these pictures were taken by keen nature watch and security frank gardner. watcher. the charity butterfly conservation says the insects have been released, but they don t know by who, or why. a man from dorset is about to complete an epic voyage around every island off the coast of england and wales, and he believes he s the first person to do so. ken fowler started the challenge to raise money for cancer research, after losing family members to cancer. it s taken him over three years, but he s due to finish this week by circumnavigating the isle of wight. that will be his 263rd island rather more than he thought there were when he started out. 0ur west of england correspondent danjohnson has been to meet him. ever felt like you re going round in circles? ken knows that feeling all too well.