Wild Garlic, or Ramsons as it is sometimes called, is one of the most eagerly awaited plants of the spring for its aesthetic appeal and for its flavour. By late April it carpets the floor of ancient woodland where conditions are right, a haze of white flowers among the long-established green leaves. It is often…
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Sunday book review – Orchid Summer by Jon Dunn
I’m no botanist (and I can produce references if needed) but I loved this book – and many of the readers of this blog will love it too. The idea is simple – see all the orchids of Britain in a year. Do you think the author succeeded or not? If not, how close…
Tim Melling – Przewalski’s White-throated Dipper
This is the same species of Dipper that occurs in Britain but is of the Tibetan and Chinese subspecies Przewalski. I posted it for interest because it does look subtly different from European Dippers. This one has a wholly dark belly, lacking the brighter orange band that we have on British Dippers.. I’m finding it…
An Unreliable History of Birdwatching (48) by Paul Thomas
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Yorkshire Dales NP takes the high ground on raptor persecution
There have been previous signs that the Yorkshire Dales National Park is ashamed of its deserved reputation as being a raptor persecution hotspot – and wants to do what it can to highlight the issue and move people towards a solution. This is in stark contrast with the inspid response of the Peak District National…