All Talk
‘You’re all talk!’ That familiar phrase that most of us have either heard or used during our lives, meaning that someone makes a statement, indicating that they are going to do something terribly...
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‘You’re all talk!’ That familiar phrase that most of us have either heard or used during our lives, meaning that someone makes a statement, indicating that they are going to do something terribly...
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Traffic and trafficking. Two very different words, which spark thoughts of two entirely different scenarios. On the one hand there is traffic, thoughts of slow moving cars, being stuck on a road for...
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The Scorpion is not a creature you would associate with the term ‘UK wildlife’. When we think of wild scorpions we tend to think of more rugged and dry conditions – the county...
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To many Zoos are a part of family quality time; parents have had a busy week at work and the kids have had a busy week at school, come the weekend, last week...
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In 2017 the Forestry Commission launched a consultation on their Isle of Wight Forest Design Plan, this is how we responded:- The Isle of Wight’s rich woodlands evolved in presence of wild deer1,2,3,4,...
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Miniature deer, with fangs, that bark like a dog?… Reeve’s Muntjac deer sounds like something out of a fantasy world! This species of Muntjac deer originated from southeast China and Taiwan, where they...
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Arguably even more mythical than woodland fairies, are woodland wallabies. Having been imported to the U.K. for over a century to act as a popular attraction for many wildlife parks and zoos across...
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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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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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