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By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
14 February 2012
I never quite know whether to admire woodlice as tough little blighters, or dismiss them as an evolutionary joke. Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
30 January 2012
Last weekend was the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch. The idea was simple: spend an hour in the garden, or local park, sometime over the weekend, and input what birds you saw at the RSPB website. Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
17 January 2012
[...] the hives on the small allotment on the corner of my street are quiet; maybe, at last, the occupants have settled down into a tight over-wintering huddle. Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
03 January 2012
Apparently, gardeners sometimes have a look around to see what other gardeners are growing in their gardens [...] but I have a look to see what other wildlife they are finding. Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
19 December 2011
I’m going to run a Christmas card count this year — which animal will feature most often in these seasonal greetings? Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
07 December 2011
I recently intercepted a tweet from Harriet Rycroft [...] asking whether anyone could identify the creatures she was unearthing among the dahlia roots. Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
There is a delicate balance between wanting to see nature in the garden, and suffering the consequences of its visits. Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
[...] with perfect timing, announced by a series of metallic 'tsit tsit tsit' notes, a small gang of titmice comes bobbing over the hedges. Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
I'm afraid I've been rather disparaging about fat balls and landscape gardeners again. Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
Despite their size and loud buzzing, hornets are the most docile of our social wasps, and also the most secretive. Continue reading...
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