We’re always being told that wildlife thrives anywhere- towns and cities, the countryside, gardens, nature reserves etc. And while it’s true, we only ever go to our local Country Park or Reserve to see it- either that or we watch it in our garden. So what about everywhere else? The village pond (yes, they do … Continue reading
Small And Pretty Or Big And Ugly?
I’d like to talk about the birds in our garden. Before you start groaning and stop reading, this isn’t a How-to, or a lecture on what you should be putting in/on your feeders. It’s a story about our attitudes towards the birds that were visiting. We moved here in November a year and a half … Continue reading
The Snow Doesn’t Necessarily Make it Harder To See Wildlife
Thanks to Winterwatch, I’ve had to completely rethink this blog. I had an idea to write a blog in defense of an animal that is regularly vilified. There are, after all, plenty of candidates- Fox, Rat, and Magpie all immediately spring to mind. I’d chosen a species so lowly regarded that it’s most frequent comparison … Continue reading
Predatory In The UK
Just a warning- the start of this post may well be upsetting to some. If you think this may be be you (particularly if you’ve recently lost a pet), then definitely skip the rest of this first paragraph now. Recently I was at Porthkerry Park, when a couple came up to the Ranger saying that … Continue reading
Hold The Cloning-machine- Sir David’s Legacy Is In Safe Hands After All.
First of all, I should apologise for leaving it so long between posts. I have one written about reintroductions and the lack of predators in the British Isles, but for one reason or another I haven’t typed it up yet. Soon. I promise. Instead, I’m writing a response to one of my earlier posts called We … Continue reading
The Importance Of Subspecies or Why Lonesome George Was More Than Just A Sad News Item
As you may or may not know, the 24th of June 2012 saw the death of Lonesome George. George was the last surviving Pinta Island Tortoise, a subspecies of the Galapagos Tortoise (the world’s largest). The extinction of the rest of the Pinta Island Tortoise population was due to the award-winning combination of habitat destruction … Continue reading
