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Sabre Wasp

Sabre Wasp

Last week I was minding my own business watering the tomatoes in the greenhouse when an extraordinary beast buzzed past me. It must have been nearly 8cm long, including a...

Sabre Wasp

Last week I was minding my own business watering the tomatoes in the greenhouse when an extraordinary beast buzzed past me. It must have been nearly 8cm long, including a...

A Nightingale Sang...

A Nightingale Sang...

Nightingales; a lesson for our times.

A Nightingale Sang...

Nightingales; a lesson for our times.

Barn Owls - A Story Of Our Times

Barn Owls - A Story Of Our Times

A rare venture into the world of charismatic megafauna! Experiences of the lovely barn owl.

Barn Owls - A Story Of Our Times

A rare venture into the world of charismatic megafauna! Experiences of the lovely barn owl.

Farming With Wildlife in Mind

Farming With Wildlife in Mind This weekend the Times recommended Isabella Tree's excellent Wilding as one of its books of the year. It "forces us to rethink farming". More accurately,...

Farming With Wildlife in Mind

Farming With Wildlife in Mind This weekend the Times recommended Isabella Tree's excellent Wilding as one of its books of the year. It "forces us to rethink farming". More accurately,...

Birds In the Garden

I'm a terrible birder. I recently went out to buy boxes for the House Martins I saw around us, only to discover they were Swallows. If I'm being honest, I'm...

Birds In the Garden

I'm a terrible birder. I recently went out to buy boxes for the House Martins I saw around us, only to discover they were Swallows. If I'm being honest, I'm...

House Sparrows

For fellow baby boomers, the demise of house sparrows is an obvious and distressing sign of the crisis in nature around us. In a week when we celebrated World Sparrow...

House Sparrows

For fellow baby boomers, the demise of house sparrows is an obvious and distressing sign of the crisis in nature around us. In a week when we celebrated World Sparrow...