Category: Nature
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Last week I posted with regards to aspiring conservationists, offering some advice towards those seeking a career in the environmental sector. Part one proved somewhat…
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With the world and its wildlife in an altogether precarious state at present, never before has there been a greater need for people to protect…
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Today was exquisite: somewhat underwhelming in the rarity stakes, not outlandish in the volume of species seen and bitterly cold, but exquisite nonetheless. A day…
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Tales of localised and even global extinctions are, unfortunately, rather common in the amphibian world. Particularly in current times as humans continue to ignorantly erode…
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Sadly, I have not been able to get outside half as much as I would have liked to over the past week. Largely due to…
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When the news reached me, about a month ago now, that I had been nominated by an unknown individual for the prestigious Living North awards,…
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The three watches’ have become somewhat of a national institution over the years, loved by many for bringing the best of Britain’s wildlife into our…
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2016, unfortunately, saw the first verified cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) outside of its native range in North America, identified back in March in Sogn…
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Wildlife photography is, unfortunately, not one of my strengths – it never has been, and due to my reluctance to purchase anything more substantial than…
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It should come as little surprise that the majority of issues initially billed as human/wildlife conflicts actually centre more on conflict between stakeholder groups. Between…
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This past Saturday I had the pleasure to enjoy what was, without a shred of doubt, one of the best days birding I have ever…
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I have found myself discussing fox hunting quite a bit of late: with my family, friends and even as part of my Masters course – an…
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Autumn is a season like no other: one of colour, action and perpetual movement. A season which I cherish above all others, which marks the…
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Last week I wrote of the subtle passage of migrants along the Northumbrian coast – of large flocks of swallows, meadow pipits and skylarks all…