Category: Animal Welfare

National Robin Day

Posted on 21/12/202513/12/2025 by Emma Lord

Today, 21 December, is National Robin Day 2025. Launched in 2016 by the charity SongBird Survival, the aim of National Robin Day is to raise

Tiggywinkles

Posted on 02/02/202501/02/2025 by Emma Lord

Beginnings Tucked off a country road just outside the village of Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, is Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital. Founded in 1978 by Sue and Les Stocker,

Hedgehog - thought to be witches in the Middle Ages. Photo by Emma Lord Sagacious Cat

Medieval Witches

Posted on 13/12/202412/12/2024 by Emma Lord

Think of the medieval times in England, and witches are probably one of the groups which come to mind. As far as the general population

Cheetahs

Posted on 22/03/202420/03/2024 by Emma Lord

Today’s topic is chosen by my son who asked me to write about cheetahs. About The name cheetah comes from a Hindi word ‘chita’, which

Jane Goodall’s Roots and Shoots

Posted on 10/03/202309/03/2023 by Emma Lord

Over sixty years ago, Jane Goodall travelled from England to what is known today as Tanzania. There, driven by her fascination with wildlife, she studied

Projects

Posted on 02/12/202201/12/2022 by Emma Lord

This year’s projects have seen my time split between written word and photography. Ongoing health challenges require that I manage my time and energy carefully.

Otters

Posted on 30/09/202230/09/2022 by Emma Lord

The closing lines of ‘Tarka The Otter’, by Henry Williamson, remain as fresh in my mind today as they were around forty years ago when

Hedgehog Awareness Week

Posted on 06/05/202205/05/2022 by Emma Lord

Tomorrow marks the final day of Hedgehog Awareness Week, which ran from 1-7 May this year. The annual event is run by the British Hedgehog Preservation

How Can I Help?

Posted on 09/03/202209/03/2022 by Emma Lord

“How can I help?” A much more powerful question than “are you okay?” or “do you need anything?” The scenes of desperate people fleeing the

Climate Change

Posted on 14/01/202214/01/2022 by Emma Lord

COP26 Between national politics and international pandemics, climate change news has been somewhat sidelined since the COP26 conference last autumn. But for a few days, at least,

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Category: Animal Welfare

National Robin Day

Tiggywinkles

Medieval Witches

Cheetahs

Jane Goodall’s Roots and Shoots

Projects

Otters

Hedgehog Awareness Week

How Can I Help?

Climate Change

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