Bit feeble Roseanna

The management of deer in Scotland (and elsewhere) is a matter of mutual concern to nature conservationists and land managers alike. In the report of the Deer Working Group just over a year ago this recommendation was clear; The Working Group recommends that the Scottish Government should make a clear commitment to end the use…

#peatfreeapril

I’m one of a pile of signatories to this letter to George Eustice, Secretary of State for DEFRAomnishambles. Most of the other signatories know a lot more about peat and gardening than I do, but I can tell you that my enthusiasm for growing tomatoes, generated in lockdown last year, means that I know how…

Jane V. Adams – Get your feet out of my eyes!

Jane is a naturalist, photographer and nature writer living in Dorset. Her work has appeared in books, anthologies and blogs for charities such as The Wildlife Trusts and the International Bee Research Association. When she’s not exploring Dorset’s lanes and countryside she can be found lying on her stomach watching insects in her garden. Jane…

In the paper…

I was reading the paper this morning, when something caught my attention… …and put a smile on my face… …and I realised that to get headlines like these in 2030… …that we had to do this… #stateofnature petition https://bit.ly/3kjLIsX …and then everyone will be happy and can claim the credit – but actually, it was…