Tag: Nature
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With so many plant ID apps available, it can be hard to know where to turn when trying to identify that pesky plant. Here, we…
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A look back at a varied and exciting 2024, both here on Common By Nature and while searching for wildlife across the wider North East.
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With so many insect apps out there to choose from, just where do you turn when trying to identify a confusing critter?
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It seems to have become customary on this blog for me to share a round-up of the year’s highlights, discoveries and magical moments. As 2023…
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A summary of a fantastic year spent watching, recording, and enjoying North East nature. often in great company.
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This week, I was both suprised and delighted to recieve the NBN Newcomer Award for Wildlife Recording.
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A quick account of a fruitful few days spend admiring orchids in Newcastle, featuring Bee Orchids, helleborines and more!
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With so many plant apps out there to choose from, just where do you turn when trying to identify a troublesome plant? Update: since the…
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As I mentioned previously, biological recording is a bit of a minefield and there are plenty of organisations, groups, societies and schemes out there vying…
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Wildlife recording is quickly becoming a main passion of mine. The process of searching out interesting species, making notes, creating records and contributing in some…
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2021 has been a funny old year but despite the big c and the various restrictions it brought, it has also been a memorable one.
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A short while ago, a sunny Saturday afternoon provided the perfect opportunity for a June venture to the Northumberland coast. Deciding against sites we visit…
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Much as it did for great many people, I suspect, lockdown led to an increasing focus on gardening in our household. The focus for us…
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I’ll admit it, I have a strange fascinating with brownfield sites. Not just because some of these places – spoil heaps, forgotten corners and abandoned…