Wet Woodlands
Why do people never visit a woodland in the rain? This is the biggest wet woodland woe of them all. She misses her chance to show off her shades of green, yellow and...
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Tagged: Autumn
The Science of Autumn Leaves
Autumn has well and truly arrived as deciduous trees hold on to their remaining leaves of yellow, orange, brown and red, while the fallen leaves form mounds below the tree’s soon to be...
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Autumnal wonders and where to see them
Autumn is a season like no other: one of colour, action and perpetual movement. A season which I cherish above all others, which marks the start of a number of subliminal wild spectacles,...
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Four Autumn Wildlife Treats and Where to Find Them
Out in the field the other day I realised that it was autumn. I had missed a fair few of the signs. There had been a pretty hard frost that morning. The birch...
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Autumn Sun
Do you ever look at the Sun and think, ‘How sad?’ It is a feeling associated with Autumn. How odd it is that the Sun, an everlasting and constant form, can be perceived...
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A Helping Hand For Garden Wildlife – Autumn
We’re now in the middle of autumn and while the high wildlife activity from the summer months has begun to slow down, there are still lots of things we can all do to...
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Autumn in Technicolour: the Science Behind Changing Leaves
There is truly nothing more indicative of Autumn’s arrival than the crunch of dry leaves beneath our feet. Everyone at some point in their lives, whether that be at five years old or...
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Tipping the scales
Anyone who watched Autumnwatch last night will have seen the piece whereby researchers were able to derive a vast array of information about a fish from only one scale. It seemed like a...
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Kings of the Conifers: Telling a Firecrest From a Goldcrest
In meteorological terms, we are now exactly two months into the autumn season. As is the case with many wildlife enthusiasts, this is one of my favourite times of the year. After a...
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Do wildlife shows help wildlife?
This week marks the beginning of the BBC series Autumnwatch, where a variety of presenters will film the wildlife of the UK. Everything from deer ruts to garden birds will be covered along...
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