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Brexit, Henry VIII, and a real threat to our environment
I’ve largely stayed off politics on the blog the past few months but today, a week after the Article 50 notification and the ‘triggering’ of Brexit, it seems timely to raise an ongoing threat to our natural world this poses. … Continue reading
Posted in About the blog, conservation, England, Media, Scotland, Why watch wildlife?
Tagged birds, brexit, conservation, conservative, eu, habitats, Henry VIII, labour, laws, legislation, Liberal Democrat, SNP
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National Nest Box Week 14-21 February
Next week is National Nest Box Week, something the British Trust for Ornithology have been promoting for around twenty years now, and a simple way you can help wildlife.
Posted in Birds, Green exercise, how to, Tech stuff, Why watch wildlife?
Tagged birds, conservation, National Nest Box Week, nest boxes
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Pied Wagtails – Watch with your ears, not your eyes
It occurs to me that ‘birdwatching’ is a bit of a misnomer. Because only one part of the experience is visual. The audio is at least as important, and there are good birdwatchers who are blind. They hear all they … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Why watch wildlife?
Tagged birds, fayre, market, noise, parliament street, st nicholas, trees, york
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The dinosaurs didn’t see their extinction coming… what’s our excuse?
When I was younger I used to think about dinosaurs a lot. I’d think about how they lived and interacted, what they might have looked like, all the usual things. But I also used to wonder about extinction. Did they … Continue reading
Posted in Amphibians, Biology, Birds, Botany, Evolution, Fossils, Fungi, Invertebrates, Mammals, Media, Plants, Why watch wildlife?, Zoology
Tagged anthropocene, extinction
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Get Wild About Gardens
The total acreage of UK gardens exceeds that of all the nature reserves combined. So just imagine if all 15 million were managed to give a bit of assistance to struggling wildlife. That’s the idea behind Wild About Gardens.
Posted in About the blog, Amphibians, Birds, Botany, Invertebrates, Mammals, Media, Plants, Why watch wildlife?
Tagged #WildAboutGardens, Wild About Gardens
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Vote Remain for Nature and the Environment
As most readers will know, whether in the UK or not, on Thursday Britain’s electorate will be polled on whether or not to remain a member of the European Union. It is possible to read a million-and-one opinion pieces on … Continue reading
Posted in About the blog, Birds, Botany, England, Invertebrates, Mammals, Media, Plants, Scotland, Tech stuff, Why watch wildlife?, Zoology
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Is it Spring yet?
Is it Spring yet? It’s never a straightforward question. Meteorologists broadly break the year up into four seasons, and Spring occupies the months of March-May. So on that basis, today is the first day of Spring. Another way of measuring … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Invertebrates, Phenology, Why watch wildlife?
Tagged autumn, birds, butterflies, equinox, peacock, Phenology, spring, vernal, winter
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