Winter visitor. Waxwings are winter visitors to Britain, migrating here from their breeding grounds in the boreal forest belt that stretches from Scandinavia, through Russia and across parts of North America. The numbers that...
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For years, and years I have been exposed to depressing and shocking articles, journals, lectures, films, and documentaries about the destruction of our planet. The older I got the more terrifying my future...
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With winter in full approach and the temperatures lowering, attention is turning to preparing for a bitter winter. Many will remember the heavy snow seen in late February and March earlier this year,...
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I am part of a generation which idolises David Attenborough and, like many younger conservationists, have long extolled the virtues of his breathtaking documentaries for their stark impact on my life. From the Life...
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The ladybird spider was thought to of been extinct in the UK for over approximately 70 years, until is was rediscovered in 1980. Since that time, no other populations have been discovered across...
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For some odd reason, the previous blogs I have published highlighting other great environmental bloggers [here, here and here] have been some of my most popular to date. For this reason, I thought I would put...
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A sticking plaster approach to conservation is failing Scotland’s wildlife – and with species such as red squirrel, wild cat and capercaillie declining or on the edge of extinction, a new era of...
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You can’t go a day without hearing or reading the word ‘Brexit’. Whether you are for it or against it, it is (at the moment) happening. With over 80% of environmental laws being...
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Earlier this month, Natural England announced new funding for their project to help churches that house large populations of bats. The UK bat population has historically suffered decline, leading to the decision to...
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October is perhaps the only month of the year when it’s socially acceptable to decorate your house with spiders as we revel in all things ‘spooky’. So it’s only natural that arachnid enthusiasts...
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