Written by Clare Topping
on 31st Jan 2012.
Big Garden Birdwatch completed – lots of sparrows and goldfinches, but a dearth of blackbirds this year.
Written by Clare Topping
on 26th Jan 2012.
Every year the RSPB host their annual Big Garden Birdwatch survey to check the health of the nation’s birds.
Written by Clare Topping
on 23rd Jan 2012.
You hear a lot about Summer migrants, the goosander is one of the Winter migrants that comes to Daventry every year.
Written by Clare Topping
on 10th Mar 2011.
The weather may still think it is Winter, but the flowers, birds and bees seem to be thinking Spring is here.
Written by Clare Topping
on 4th Mar 2011.
Can a creature be too cute to kill? Even an invasive one? Possibly, but it is also illegal to kill any dormouse, even a fat one.
Written by Clare Topping
on 13th Feb 2011.
Flowers flowering, trees budding and birds singing – Spring is rehearsing for its big entrance.
Written by Clare Topping
on 19th Dec 2010.
The cold weather has brought new visitors to many gardens. I had to go to the country park to see something different – but it was definitely worth it!
Written by Clare Topping
on 9th Nov 2010.
Whilst happily campaigning against rain forest destruction, many of us forget that we are losing what we have at home. Maybe the forward thinking policies of Costa Rica can help show us the way to manage our ecosystems.
Written by Clare Topping
on 7th Nov 2010.
One common mushroom which is easy to spot is the Shaggy Ink Cap. Although quite dull to start off with, it produces enzymes which degrade its cap and gills causing and ink like secretion and the cap to become speckled with black.
Written by Clare Topping
on 17th Sep 2010.
When the sun is shining in Autumn it is time to get outside and see what you can find.