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Nature notes: this week’s nature and wildlife photography, 4 July 2020
A bewitching encounter with a roe deer, meadow brown butterflies galore, and – finally – a whitethroat fledgling. The weather hasn’t been great this week again. It’s been cold for the time of year, with plenty of rain and wind. Wildlife has mostly been hunkered down and hidden. I’ve
What I’ve been reading this week, 4 July 2020
Nature should be for everyone, building a sustainable outdoor community, locked bothies, and Microsoft Editor. Environment and nature Nature Should Be For Everyone – Not Just A Privileged Few – Anita Sethi: ‘It is a fundamental misconception that we are separate from nature when in fact we are each and every one
Nature notes: this week’s nature and wildlife photography, 28 June 2020
Highlights this week include reed buntings, lesser whitethroats, a contemplative brown hare, and the moorhen chicks. It’s midsummer, and in an average year my photographic mojo hits rock bottom at around this point. Finding decent light for landscape photography involves ridiculously early starts, so I usually don’t bother
What I’ve been reading this week, 27 June 2020
A lost world returns, diversity is not a hashtag, thoughts on wild camping, and macOS goes to 11. Environment and nature ‘You don’t know what you’ve lost till it’s gone’ – Lockdown Diaries – Lizzi Wakelin records the joy she found during lockdown, and the wrench of coming out
Nature notes: this week’s nature and wildlife photography, 21 June 2020
It’s been a quiet week, but not without some exciting wildlife sightings. The week began with days of fog, a result of the haar coming in off the North Sea. I saw little in the way of birds or other wildlife on most of those mornings – the cold mist
What I’ve been reading this week, 21 June 2020
Coping with isolation, gear for backpacking beginners, reasons for self-publishing a book, and hammer time for Apple. (A lot of online writing has some link to the pandemic now, so these categories are more blurred than ever!) Environment and nature Scotland’s mountain hares gain protected status – fantastic news. Protect
Nature notes: this week’s nature photography, 14 June 2020
This week it has been all about the fledglings – and a very special raptor sighting. The weather has been a little better this week than last, although it’s still been a little cool for the time of year. I’ve been seeing fewer adult birds out and about. Most
What I’ve been reading this week, 14 June 2020
Searching for the magic, racism is killing the planet, in praise of wild camping, and guidebooks as a source of inspiration and memory. (A lot of online writing has some link to the pandemic now, so these categories are more blurred than ever!) Environment and nature Travel writer Jini Reddy
Nature Notes: this week’s nature photography, 7 June 2020
It’s been a relatively quiet week for nature sightings thanks to some wet and windy weather, but I’ve still had some fantastic moments on my morning walks. This week’s highlight has undoubtedly been another sighting of the Warblerland barn owl. On Monday I saw it hunting over
What I’ve been reading this week, 7 June 2020
Sudden solitude on Snowdon, abandoning conquest, the littering begins, and smartphone photography. (A lot of online writing has some link to the pandemic now, so these categories are more blurred than ever!) Environment and nature Lucy’s Lockdown Diaries: Neighbourhood Watch – Lucy Wallace checks in on the wildlife near where
