Tag: Guest Blog
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On New Year’s Eve, in a cosy cafe over pots of tea, a friend put a question to the group: ‘So what are you going…
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The bright sunshine urged me out of doors this Sunday morning, and I pulled on boots and a raincoat in readiness for a walk. Long-standing…
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Yesterday I joined a walk on Wimbledon Common led by Peter Fiennes, author of an absorbing and beautiful book on trees. Oak, Ash and Thorn…
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I’ve been making a conscious effort, since January 1st, to notice nature in the grey bleakness of the city in winter. One morning last week,…
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So you want to start a blog. A nature blog, no less. Hats off to you for taking some steps closer to creating one. There…
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I was returning home from work along the scenic route, having been tempted by the sunshine to prolong my journey. I followed the path along…
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The Yorkshire village of Malham was basking in the mid-morning sunshine when we set off for a circular walk up over the hills via Gordale…
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This latest guest blog comes from AMA student, Edward Grierson, and focuses on the subject of Driven Grouse Shooting. Disclaimer: the words below are not…
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Frances was brought up in Shropshire. She writes about country walks, urban gardens and the wildness that can be found on the doorstep. A music…
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I don’t know about you, but whenever I talk to a birder with decades of experience I leave the conversation with two feelings. First: admiration,…
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The concept of island biogeography was first laid out by MacArther & Wilson (1967) in a book entitled ‘The Theory of Island Biogeography’. The concept…
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There is poetry everywhere in the natural world, but for me nowhere more so than in butterflies. What is poetic about butterflies? Poetry is a…
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Some of my bird watching friends don’t understand why I write for Shooting Times. I explain that, although there is a difference of views on…
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Aside from being an unlikely location in respect of such an evocative title, Wormwood Scrubs is a name which is familiar for all the…