Given these graphs for the UK… … it seems to me, for what it’s worth, that a gradual move towards some loosening of lockdown in order to generate economic activity is sensible. Much of what Prime Minister Johnson said in his broadcast yesterday evening was also sensible. However, as with our move into lockdown in…
BLOG
Hatched!
The Blue Tits in the nestbox in my garden have hatched, judging by the behaviour of the adults over the last few days. There are millions of pairs of Blue Tits in the UK, but these are ‘my’ Blue Tits and are special (to me at any rate). One parent was flying down the road…
And the winner is…
Congratulations to Emma Claxton Russell whose entry to this blog’s Lockdown Nature-writing challenge was voted as your favourite (by a clear margin). There were over 40 entries submitted and I chose a shortlist of a dozen. There were 219 votes cast and Emma’s writing gained 41 of those votes. Congratulations to her! I’ll be sending…
Paul Leyland – Ashy Mining Bee
Social Distancing Week 8. Ashy Mining Bee. Paul writes: One of the good things I’ve discovered about looking for insects closer to home are the unexpected finds. The Ashy Mining Bee ( Andrena cineraria) is my best this spring, it is a first for my local patch, OS square TA0978. It’s a bee that I…
Sunday book review – On the Trail of Wolves by Philippa Forrester
Philippa Forrester, the UK broadcaster, spent over a year in the greater Yellowstone area with her film cameramen husband and their school-aged children. This book chronicles her encounters with wildlife and with Americans. I’ve been to Yellowstone twice and seen Grey Wolves there both times (and Grizzlies and Black Bears and a bunch of other…