You have to smile a little at the enthusiasm with which the Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph (not online) trumpet the problems caused by ‘alien’ species. The ‘battle to stop foreign invaders killing off native British wildlife’ is costing £1.7bn a year apparently, including £70m to get rid of Japanese Knotweed ahead of the Olympics….
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Nicholas Watts wins Nature of Farming award.
Congratulations to Nicholas Watts of Vine House Farm who is this year’s winner of the Nature of Farming award. Vine House Farm is pleased, the RSPB is pleased, Butterfly Conservation is pleased and I am very pleased for Nicholas. Nicholas was at the Bird Fair, as he always is, and I had a chat with…
Having a day off
Pheww! I think I’ll go out for a walk.
Sunday Book Review – Tracks and Signs by Lars-Henrik Olsen
This book covers animals and birds (birds are animals!) of Britain and Europe (Britain is part of Europe!). It’s quite a good book. Because it covers the whole of Europe you will learn how to spot signs of Musk Ox or White Stork in your locality. I don’t know much about identifying species from their…
Saturday cartoon by Ralph Underhill
My thanks to Ralph for this cartoon – his idea, not mine. Monday is the day when I send in the manuscript of ‘A message from Martha‘ to Bloombury and everything is on track. I hope they like it. I’ve been liaising with the artist who is producing the cover – looking good to me…