The author and his partner settle in to living in northern Greece, near the borders with Albania and North Macedonia, and close to the two Prespa Lakes. Imagine Driving over Lemons with less driving, fewer lemons and a lot more wildlife. This book is a very good read partly because of the thoughtfulness of the…
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Newsblast readers’ poll
I asked the readers of my monthly newsblast six questions on 21 November. Two were about their age and sex, one was about how they felt about the future of wildlife in the UK, and three were about politics. Here are the responses of 464 people up until I closed the poll yesterday at 6pm…
Rewilding Britain press release – Nish Kumar backs rewilding
Nish Kumar backs rewilding as calls for 30% nature restoration grow Comedian and writer speaks out as Rewilding Britain celebrates decade of “wild hope” and calls for upscaled investment and political support for rewilding Comedian, writer, and activist Nish Kumar has added his voice to calls for major rewilding of Britain’s land and seas. The…
Guest blog – Walshaw Turbine 23 by Nick Mackinnon
Nick MacKinnon is a freelance teacher of Maths, English and Medieval History, and lives above Haworth, in the last inhabited house before Top Withens = Wuthering Heights. In 1992 he founded the successful Campaign to Save Radio 4 Long Wave while in plaster following a rock-climbing accident on Skye. His poem ‘The metric system’ won…
Winning images celebrate British and Irish wild plants
The winners have been announced in the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland’s 2025 Photographic Competition. Botanists were encouraged to submit images in this year’s three categories: intrepid, inquisitive and inclusive – these are the Society’s core values and best describe our members. The winning entries in each category were: Intrepid: finding plants in wild…