This was the example of moorland burning I saw on the northern edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park three weeks ago. Does this comply with the voluntary agreement made by many grouse moors not to burn on blanket bogs? There are a couple of things that I would need to know before I could…
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Are you sure you’ve identified the right one Crispin?
In The Times I read that Crispin Odey, self-confessed funder of YFTB has decided that Boris Johnson is the person he wants to lead the Conservative Party, and as soon as possible. It’s only a matter of five months ago that Michael Gove was the chosen one for Mr Odey. Blimey! Boris’s principled and reasonable…
News of a reader
Sometimes I wonder what has happened to erstwhile frequent commenters on this blog who seem to have gone missing. Giles Bradshaw has commented many times on this blog – usually under his own name but I’ve caught him trying to have conversations with himself under aliases too. Giles’s comments go back to August 2011 and…
Durham dales
Three weeks ago (how time flies) I spent two sunny days in the area of Weardale, Upper Teesdale and surroundings. It was a warm couple of days to be up in the hills. I was there at the invitation of Caroline Beck, a journalist who formerly worked for the BBC in the north of England…
Paul Leyland – Wasp Nest Beetle
Paul writes: This is an unusual-looking beetle, the antennae are particularly striking and the elytra are very pointed and leave the end of the wings exposed. When I saw this one it took me quite a while to realise what I was looking at. As its name suggests the Wasp Nest Beetle (Metoecus paradoxus) is…