Plantlife, the charity which speaks up for the nation’s plants, says that it’s OK to pick these 12 common flowers (provided you don’t go beserk in the woods and fields of the UK). Three things you might not know about Red Campion according to Plantlife. Another alternative name from the Wildlife Trusts probably relates to…
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Yorkshire Wildlife Trust have arranged a programme of events at Potteric Carr Saturday and Sunday 21st-22nd July in celebration of the reserve’s 50th birthday. Visitors can enjoy free entry to the site and trails, where there will be activities for all ages and reserve volunteers and wardens throughout, to help visitors spot wildlife and…
Guest blog – The Acceptability of Wildness by Ian Parsons
The Acceptability of Wildness? Whilst running my spring tours in Extremadura this April and May, I read Richard Mabey’s book, ‘A Brush With Nature’, a collection of some of his columns from BBC Wildlife Magazine. I am sure that many of you have read it (it came out in 2010), but if you haven’t, I…
Bowland Gull Cull 12 – I keep asking
Dear Natural England, In November 2017 you told me that the investigation of the gull cull in Bowland was entering its final stages and that you would answer my questions (of mid July 2017 and subsequently) ‘once the investigation is concluded’. On 11 June you told me that ‘the investigation is in its final stages’….
This was nice
Inglorious; conflict in the uplands is nearly three years of age (if publication date = birthday). I’d have thought that anyone who wanted to read it would have done so ages ago, but that just shows how little I know. I still get the occasional email from people telling me they’ve just read it, and…
A’Mhoine
I bet you immediately knew where the A’Mhoine peninsula in Sutherland is didn’t you? It’s where we might build a UK space port. It is described as a remote boggy stretch of land by the BBC, The site may initially host rocket and satellite launches but commercial passenger travel could then follow according to the…
Thunderous Mr Wilde
The thunderous Findlay Wilde has a thunderclap going. It will go out on 12 August, the Inglorious 12th, a while before he gets his GCSE results! It seems as though Findlay has been around for ages, he’s an established figure – an established figure and he hasn’t got to the sixth form yet. Well…
Paul Leyland – Ruby-tailed Wasp
This beautifully coloured wasp usually appears at this time of year exploring the bee hotel in my garden. Ruby-tailed Wasps, also called Jewell Wasps, parasitize the nests of solitary bees and wasps. The female enters the host’s nest and lays an egg in each cell, the lava will then eat the egg or young larva…
Wild food (40) – Raspberry
Having completed almost a full year of local gleaning and browsing I thought I’d round off this series with one of the best of all wild foods – one that can be found widely, if rather sparsely, across most of the country. If they are not quite a match for the taste of wild strawberries…
Sunday book review – The Knowledge by GWCT
It was very sporting of GWCT to send me a copy of this book to review (I had to ask, but they sent it very quickly). Readers of this blog may well have their own copies of this book already but I thought it worth a brief review for those whose bookshelves lack it at…