I used to think of the Bilberry (often Blaeberry north of the border) as an upland plant – something available for browsing in high summer when crossing wide expanses of heath or moor. In recent years I’ve found it along local hedge-banks and within deciduous woodland in the dairy and sheep country of the lowlands,…
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Fair Game?
The Game Fair is limping along still. It seems to have settled at Ragley Hall, Warwickshire. This year’s dates are 27-29 July, that’s just over three weeks away. Here are a few of the events where the shooting community tells itself how wonderful it is and how everyone is on its side provided they all…
Almost there…ha ha!
The Cabinet meets today on an away-day to iron out the last few wrinkles in the UK’s Brexit programme. All that needs to be resolved is that they decide what sort of Brexit we want and what might be remotely achievable. What could go wrong? By the end of today we will either be seeing…
Potteric Carr 50th birthday, Sunday 22 July
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Emperors
Yesterday the Purple Emperors were showing well at Fermyn Woods. This one was on the path about 100m from where I parked my car. Simples! And FC seem to have done some quite sensible ride widening too.