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Green Brexit Greenwash - and Some More Cheerful...

I have read a great deal about the government's plans for the environment - a Green Brexit. I have heard Michael Gove speak about it, earlier this year. I read...

Green Brexit Greenwash - and Some More Cheerful...

I have read a great deal about the government's plans for the environment - a Green Brexit. I have heard Michael Gove speak about it, earlier this year. I read...

Wildflower meadow full of Devilsbit scabious

Which Wildflower Seed Should I Buy?

Take Care When You Buy Wildflower Seed It turns out there are relatively few suppliers of wildflower seed in the UK. There are a lot of more or less good...

Which Wildflower Seed Should I Buy?

Take Care When You Buy Wildflower Seed It turns out there are relatively few suppliers of wildflower seed in the UK. There are a lot of more or less good...

Plantlife

Readers of this blog will probably be familiar with Plantlife, the plant conservation charity. They do significant work around the country managing land and raising awareness of the importance of...

Plantlife

Readers of this blog will probably be familiar with Plantlife, the plant conservation charity. They do significant work around the country managing land and raising awareness of the importance of...

Weed or Wildflower? Which is Which?

I always tell punters one man's weed is another one's wildflower. I'm not sure that's strictly true in most cases. Problematic plants? I know dandelions and plantains can be a...

Weed or Wildflower? Which is Which?

I always tell punters one man's weed is another one's wildflower. I'm not sure that's strictly true in most cases. Problematic plants? I know dandelions and plantains can be a...

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...

Will We Get a Green Brexit?

Many years ago I failed Latin A Level. My friend Tim and I sat slumbering at the back of a set full of classicists who all - except for us...

Will We Get a Green Brexit?

Many years ago I failed Latin A Level. My friend Tim and I sat slumbering at the back of a set full of classicists who all - except for us...