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Sunday book review – A Natural Selection by Bill Meek
This is a charming book, but lest that sounds a bit condescending (it wasn’t meant to be) it is also a cracking good read. Bill Meek is an ex-CEH ecologist who wrote a column for his local paper, the Cleethorpes Chronicle, for three and a half years. In that column he aimed to inform, entertain…
Tim Melling – Purple Emperors
Tim writes: As a child I was puzzled why Purple Emperors were invariably illustrated with asymmetrical colours; one side purple, the other side black. This is because the colours are iridescent so only shine when viewed from the right angle. So the iridescence can bounce from side to side as the angle of view moves….
Football’s coming home?
Ralph Underhill is on holiday. We should beat Sweden today, and we could beat Sweden today but it would be a rash person who assumed that we will beat Sweden today. The Betfair odds are that England are even money to win (in 90 mins), Sweden 3.8/1 and the draw is 2.35/1. The best looking…
National Trust makes meadow purchase in the White Peak
National Trust Press Release Lifeline for plunging wildlife as important hay meadows saved in the Peak District The National Trust has purchased 186 hectares (460 acres) of wildflower-rich farmland in the Peak District – securing a potential lifeline for plunging butterfly and bee populations. As Britain marks National Meadows Day, the conservation charity…