Garden Life
During the spring, my son and I planted a selection of wild flower mixes in pots at the bottom of the garden. The resulting summer
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October
"My beloved October has returned—with its brilliant colors, cool temperatures and sunny, cloudless, azure skies, and I must enjoy it before it escapes for another year." ~ Peggy Toney Horton
Lancaster Summer School
Writing time this year has been more or less devoted to the MA I’m enrolled on with Lancaster University. Hence the paucity of blog posts.
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Skomer Puffins
Having spent a thoroughly enjoyable day with my son on Skomer Island last year, I returned earlier this month with my dad. Timing was crucial.
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Nature Crisis
Nature crisis: Humans ‘threaten 1m species with extinction’ (May 2019) Our insects are in trouble (November 2019) Nature crisis: ‘Insect apocalypse’ more complicated than thought
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Partial Solar Eclipse
Tomorrow, Saturday 29 March 2025, the Moon will pass between the Earth and the Sun, causing a partial eclipse of the Sun. This is
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Tiggywinkles
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,
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Deer
Considered symbols of compassion and gentleness, deer are woven through myth and legend. Artemis, the Greek goddess of hunting and wild animals, considered them sacred.
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Mother’s Night
In certain calendars, Mother’s Night, or Mōdraniht in Old English, falls on 20 December, the eve of the Winter Solstice. It marks the beginning of
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Medieval Witches
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
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Red Kites
Red kites are an increasingly common sight across southern England, Wales, and Scotland. Driving through the Chilterns the other day, I spotted groups of them
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