Category: Nature Diary
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Traversing the sunny (yet surprisingly cold) depths of Half-Penny this morning, one thing struck me above all else: the bounty of Autumnal fruit. This year,…
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Recently I had the distinct pleasure of chatting to Bel Jacobs, the lead editor of How Now Magazine – a webzine focused on highlighting human…
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A new petition has been launched calling on the government to outlaw the release of ecologically damaging balloons and sky lanterns. The unnecessary practice of…
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By large, birders are a nice bunch and bad behaviour and poor etiquette among devotees is, thankfully, rather scarce – though this does not mean…
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Wading birds gathered in record numbers at Dove Stone in the Peak District this breeding season, all thanks to an ambitious ongoing bog restoration programme…
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There are many words used to describe species which, through human intervention, have found themselves existing far outside of their historic, natural range. Terms such…
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This month has seen a bit of a change in the New Nature team. Due to the success of previous issues, we now have three…
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This week, I was kindly awarded the honour of Blogger of the Week by BBC Wildlife Magazine for my recent piece regarding my local patch:…
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For most of July, I was on holiday on the West of Scotland where, during my stay, I visited one particular island twice. This was…
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Today I thought I would try something different and, forgoing the urge to travel in search of nature, opted for a more relaxed approach to…
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Following my first post on the subject, I thought I would revisit the matter of great mobile applications designed to make life easier for naturalists…
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I love moth trapping. I adore the expectant thrill that abounds when venturing into the unknown each morning; as I carefully remove egg boxes and…
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I am delighted to announce that yesterday, following an exhausting day of trekking in the Yorkshire Dales, myself, Sacha Elliot and Tiffany Francis (otherwise known…
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This past week has been one of a distinctly salty theme, with each one of my sporadic outings over the past few days connected, in…