There are now just two Saturdays before this blog goes into a much reduced state of activity (see here). Today and last Saturday Ralph and I have chosen some of our favourites of his cartoons that have appeared here over the years. There are a lot to choose from: Ralph’s first cartoon here was in…
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Garden thoughts
A flip side of being able to nip down to Stanwick Lakes regularly this year (see yesterday’s blog), unlike last year, is that I spend less time tuning in to Spring in the garden. But, it has recently been so cold , it’s the wind you know, that sitting in the garden is currently less…
Spring uncoiling at Stanwick Lakes
This Spring is different from last in so many ways. Every Spring is different, but each has Hope written through it. It’s a time when things get better – the days get longer, they get warmer, and the natural world springs into a greater abundance of sound and colours each day. As far as Nature…
Guest blog – HS2 Limited and Natural England – Partners in Crime? by Dominic Woodfield
Dominic Woodfield is the Managing Director of Bioscan, a long established and well-respected consultancy specialising in applied ecology. He is a life-long birder, a specialist in botany, habitat restoration and creation and in protected fauna including bats, herpetofauna and other species. He is also a highly experienced practitioner in Environmental Impact Assessment and Habitats Regulations…
Another rewilding project – MacKnepp?
The Ramsay family in Perthshire already have Beavers – I’ve seen the dams even though I didn’t see the Beavers when I visited in March 2019. they are taking the plunge and ‘doing a Knepp’ and are looking for £24,000 through crowdfunding to get this going. Well, it’s already going! They’ve raised a quarter of…