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Tim writes: this is a young Sichuan Takin (Budorcas taxicolor tibetana) venturing out onto a road.  I love its innocent expression and Mona Lisa smile plus its tiny imp-like horns that will soon develop into huge Musk Ox-like horns.  This one is only a year old but males can reach 1.4m at the shoulder and…

The allure of the Cheltenham festival (of racing) for me is rather little about horses. I know very little about horses – almost all of them look much the same to me. The attraction is mostly about the people – so much of the attraction of life is about the people isn’t it? Going to…

I’ve been at the races at Cheltenham for the last three days. My first visit to this racecourse was 26 years ago on the Wednesday (at that time, the middle day of three) of the 1994 Cheltenham festival (of racing, I gather there are other Cheltenham festivals). On that day the first race was won…

I have been away from home, on a course at a meeting in the Cotswolds, but on Tuesday morning i was standing outside my home when I heard a strange song. Well, it started strangely, sounding almost like a Sedge Warbler’s stacatto song but it then resolved itself into a melodious Blackcap. I didn’t see…