Fabulous piece of news around the Rothbury Estate, which has been purchased by the Wildlife Trust. Not sure if the caravan park mentioned is the one at Nunnykirk, but the only other I know in the area is a group of small private statics not far away. Lots of links online, but here is one…
Summit success:Skiddaw rewilding project reaches the £1.25m goal! See Here Fantastic news.
Some of you may be interested in the recent LDNP Kirby lecture about the future of the National Park.CLICK Disclaimer I am closely related to one of the speakers. I hope the link works!
In all my years I have never seen as many acorns as this year. Have planted 100 or so in a small nursery and hopefully ready as seedlings if not next spring the year after. Whilst the do gooders still fly to talking shops around the world we can do our little bit by planting a few acorns ourselves. Then we will have done…
They come and nest here every year, but this time they over reached themselves. They were not aggressive and I left them get on with their work. British hornets, not Asian. So they chose a spot sheltered from the rain and high in the roof of one of our old stone barns. I watched them for a month and the nest grew from the…
Here's one that I'm sure mickysf will want to comment on. We are fortunate in that behind our house are open fields - for as far as the eye can see - which was one of the main reasons we bought the house in the first place. At the other side of our fence is a large (approx 50 acre) field. It gives us great pleasure to…
If you enjoy Fell walking or long distance walking and / or visit the Lake District, the likelyhood is that you have heard of Alfred Wainwright. Did you know there is a Wainwright Society ? It is an active society and steadily has a growing membership over it's first 10 years. If you are like me and enjoy time in the Lakes…
Brian May: The Badgers, the Farmers and Me. What a fascinating and interesting programme. One which farmers and wildlife lovers should watch. The solution to Bovine TB it seems, lies not in mass culls of badgers but in a change in mindsets, false beliefs and a deeper understanding of the real transmission of the organism…
I wasn't sure where to post this, so started a new thread. This is a "5 minute read" from The Farmers Guardian", written by my son. Click to read And another report of the same visit. And another link
Over the past couple of weeks when on our daily walk around our local woods we have noticed that the acorns are starting to drop, they are very small and green but in great numbers. Last year (2023) the acorns were very large. We have had a lot of rain this year along with hot, dry spells so was surprised to see such small…
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