Chelsea beavers
The idea of bringing a small slice of beaver fenland to the stereotypically prim, proper, and incredibly overly managed Chelsea Flower Show is a great one, and serious props to the team for not only […]
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British butterfly and caterpillar identification
Another excellent website on British butterflies, particularly good for comparison of caterpillars and chrysalis shapes, to go with the previous entries on butterfly photographs and […]
Reality behind pub names
Some interesting facts taken from an article by Louise Crane in Ferment […]
60 years of rewilding
Monks Wood Wilderness was a regularly ploughed field 60 years ago. Then (for whatever reason) it wound up without clear ownership and became an environmental study well ahead of its time: a rewilding […]
British moth identification
I had thought my existing bookmark for butterfly identification covered moths well enough, but apparently it only includes the larger families. For smaller species (such as the ever-present grass […]
Identifying bugs of the UK
British Bugs does what it says on the tin, providing a treasure trove of photos and information about all manner of bugs found in the […]
Species guide to Leicestershire and Rutland
Niche? Sure 😂 But the Nature Spot website offers some excellent photo identification slides for a lot of species found across the UK. I've found it particularly useful for determining flies and […]
Identifying British wildlife
Particularly great for invertebrate species, but UK Safari has put together a wide collection of photos on a huge variety of critters found in the British Isles. Particularly great that biomorphs and […]
British mammal identification guide
A brilliant resource from the Mammal Society of Britain: a comprehensive list of all mammal species that occur in or around the British Isles, including identification diagnostics, known ranges, […]
Impact of human acitivty on Britiish bird ranges
An interesting overview of some new research out of Durham University (woo! 😁) that attempts to predict the realistic ranges of various British bird species. Unsurprisingly, the findings are that […]
Live UK bird sightings map
Amongst some general research into the British lammergeier, I stumbled onto this excellent resource. The entire forum and community are packed with great birding insights, but this rare-bird live […]
Dragonfly identification UK
Brilliant resource for the identification of dragonflies, damselflies, and demoiselle species found in the UK with excellent reference […]
The landscapes of South England
Whilst archiving an old copy of Digital Photographer I came across a profile of North Devon photographer Ross Hoddinott. His work stood out as just exceptional landscapes from areas I love […]
Bar Billiards (Or Not)
Apparently, the 1930's saw a craze flooding Britain's pubs: bar billiards. It's a particularly mad (but intriguing) looking game that's 50% pool, 30% shuffleboard, 15% bowling, and 5% quidditch. In […]
Where Are the Dragons?
Yesterday, we visited The Vyne, a National Trust location in Hampshire. I'd love to say that we'd gone to dig into the history of the area but, really, we went to catch-up with family and enjoy a […]
Journey through time
Today we boated from Exmouth to West Bay, whilst a(nother) geologist talked us through 200 million years of geological history. Apparently, the South Coast of Britain is one of the only places in the […]
A Re-Wilder Future
Rewilding Britain just launched it's new/first website, which I'm far too excited by. Philosophical fanboyism aside, I really like the web design they've created. Plenty of green; stunning […]
An ounce of hope
On Thursday, I attended a talk from George Monbiot, given at Ways With Words, Dartington Hall. I enjoyed it immensely, which isn't surprising. I've been a fan of Monbiot's pet philosophy, […]