My name is Kevin Cumming, I work for the Langholm Initiative charity, based in the town of Langholm in Dumfries and Galloway. I hold a BA (hons) in Business Administration and an MSc in Conservation and Management of Protected Areas. Currently I manage the LI’s Wild Eskdale project which aims to promote eco-tourism in the…
Category: Guest blog
Stephen Moss’s 2019 Round-up of Nature books.
Stephen Moss has written a round-up of nature books for many years and this is the second year when it has appeared here on this blog. Stephen is course leader of the MA Travel & Nature Writing at Bath Spa University. His latest book, The Twelve Birds of Christmas, is published by Square Peg (£12.99)….
Guest Blog – ‘Glimmers of Hope’ revisited by the BTO’s David Noble
David Noble: I am the Principal Ecologist for Monitoring at the BTO and have been producing and reporting on annual updates of the Wild Bird Indicators for what feels like forever. My twitter name is @AparaNoble The recent publication of the government’s annual update of the Wild Bird Indicators has led to a difference in opinion…
Guest blog – reconnecting with nature through coppicing by Louise Bacon
It’s October, so my thoughts inevitably turn to the woods. Its time to start the coppice cycle again, and this year it’s a little more interesting. Coppicing is the cyclical cutting down of tree growth in deciduous woodlands, usually lowland ones in England or Wales. It has been documented as happening since Domesday Book times,…
Guest blog – Reconnecting to nature through foraging by Louise Bacon
Mark’s blogs on Blackberrying (see here and here) triggered me to put down a few thoughts. I am a blackberry-er. In fact, I’m probably a downright scrumper and forager of all sorts. I have never seen it as that, I have always seen it as utilising part of a wild food resource. Going berry-ing was…