Stephanie Mocroft At Easter the potential risks of global warming were brought into sharp focus when climate change protesters took to the streets to raise their concerns. They called for less carbon dioxide to be emitted into the earth’s atmosphere and for … Read more
Back in February I enjoyed a circular walk up and around the Brown Clee hill. At 540 metres above sea-level, this is the highest point in the whole of the Midlands.It was a gloriously sunny day, and approaching from Abdon … Read more
The Woodland Trust is a national charity dedicated to conserving existing trees and planting new woods. The Trust encourages everyone to get out and about communing with nature and has released a list of ten lesser-known woodland inhabitants for people … Read more
It seems incongruous for someone who lives in the lee of the weather-forecasting Clee Hills to be counted in Worcestershire’s administrative district of Malvern Hills. It is true that I do not need to go far to see The Malvern’s … Read more
Worms! What are they for? When were they in the news? Why am I writing about them? Well, back in February, just as I was helping with a local farmland bird survey, another farmland wildlife survey hit the news. My … Read more
Spring is here and I am really looking forward to spending more time in my garden. One of the aims of all wildlife-lovers is to encourage wild creatures to come closer so that we can enjoy watching them nearer to … Read more
March’s subject is ivy. “Ha”, you’re thinking, “she’s lost the plot, ivy is a Christmas subject”. Well in a way it is, because it was a chance comment overheard at Christmas that set me thinking that I might make ivy … Read more
In December, the Teme Valley Wildlife Group visited a National Nature Reserve in Staffordshire to see a natural phenomenon known as a starling murmuration. The site, along with Ham Wall on the Somerset levels and the pier at Aberystwyth, regularly … Read more
After getting embroiled in slugs and snails last month, here, as promised, are a few words on hedgerows. When travelling through unfamiliar landscapes, I’m always struck by the differences in the colour of the soil, the size and shape of … Read more
Back in September I mentioned some slug and snail control methods in an article about slug pellets and hedgehogs. Imagine my dismay when I opened the paper today, to see a headline announcing “Gardeners are losing war on slugs”. The … Read more