Standing up for Nature
I’m always interested in publishing guest blogs here. This blog is called ‘Standing Up for Nature‘ which gives a flavour of what I’d be interested in. I’d be particularly interested in publishing views that are different from my own, or blogs on subjects about which I am particularly ignorant (marine issues, plants, insects for a…
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…
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…
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…
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…