Silence In The Snow
Recent snowfall has offered many opportunities for photography. It has also led to a dramatic increase in avian diners, including chaffinches and starlings which I
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Category: Nature
National Tree Week
National Tree Week runs from 26 November to 4 December this year. The theme is ‘hidden connections’, celebrating the life support system which sustains our
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Let Fallen Leaves Lie
Autumn leaves fall, collecting in piles along roadsides, and creating colourful carpets across open areas. They can be slippery, encourage blockages, and deprive lawn spaces
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Fox Fathers
There are many examples of good fathers across the animal kingdom. Seahorses, for example, who fertilise and incubate the eggs, then give birth to their
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Otters
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
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Hummingbird Hawk-Moth
My first sighting of a Hummingbird Hawk-Moth was in north-west France, over thirty years ago. These exquisite day flying moths are summer visitors to the
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Bug Hunt
The arrival of rain this week coincided with a bug hunt I’d booked at a nature reserve. The deluge was great for gastropods, but not
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In Search Of The Supermoon
Every August sees the height of the annual Perseid meteor shower. This year, the peak of the display coincided with not just a full Moon, but
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Behind The Lens
Watching wildlife behaviour has always been a source of fascination. And using a telephoto lens is often as much about observation, identification, and research as
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Insect Week 2022
Insect Week 2022 reaches its conclusion this weekend. The annual event, organised by the Royal Entomological Society, encourages people to discover the incredible world of insects.
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