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The search for sciurus vulgaris
Regular readers of my blog will be more than aware of my love of our precious red squirrel and my efforts to spot them over the last few...
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Mar 133 min read
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The cave dweller
Maybe not the first thing that springs to mind when thinking about the little wren. One of the UK’s tiniest birds, its scientific name,...
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Jan 192 min read
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Winter visitors
Many people dread winter, the cold weather and shorter days but I have always loved this time of year. To me, there’s nothing better than...
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Dec 8, 20242 min read
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A grand day out
Yesterday, my good friend Louise and I decided we needed a little day out together, a good laugh, a little walk and a good pub somewhere...
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Oct 13, 20244 min read
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Summer blues
It’s official, the Met Office has confirmed that summer 2024 was the coolest since 2015. We also saw average sunshine amounts and,...
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Sep 7, 20243 min read
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Winners and losers
I grew up in a village called Astley, well Blackmoor to be more precise, which has become part of the wider Astley area, about 10 miles...
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Jul 26, 20243 min read
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Jurassic discoveries
I’m currently on holiday with my family in Dorset and no visit would be complete without venturing to the Jurassic Coast, a World...
lfjedwards
Jun 19, 20242 min read
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A North Pennines spectacle
Last Sunday’s hike took me to the North Pennines, an area I’ve seldom visited. I had to work on Saturday but afterwards I took the train...
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May 16, 20243 min read
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Spectacular skies
Friday night was very special indeed. A rare phenomenon, seldom seen on these shores. The strongest rated geomagnetic storm since 2003,...
lfjedwards
May 11, 20242 min read
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Our nature in peril
The beloved red squirrel being wiped out by the pox and those murderers on horseback pursuing the fox. Developments near sand dunes and a...
lfjedwards
May 5, 20241 min read
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It’s bluebell time again.
Last Thursday’s walk was with my lovely friend Louise with the intention of enjoying the display of bluebells in Heaton Woods. Heaton...
lfjedwards
Apr 28, 20243 min read
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Wild Walney
With miles of beach, expanses of salt marsh, battered by the wind and weather so harsh. Unique beauty like no other place, bracing walks...
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Apr 11, 20241 min read
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The Wild Isle
I paid a visit with my family on Saturday to Barrow-in-Furness, to see my beloved auntie. My family on my dad’s side hail from Barrow...
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Apr 1, 20243 min read
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The End of a Legend?
For a century or more this was your place, standing proud in this mystical space. A star of screen, a favourite stop on the map, known...
lfjedwards
Mar 29, 20241 min read
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Nature’s Renewal
It’s been a tough week. I said goodbye to my beloved cat Sweep last Monday after nearly 17 years of love and companionship. I’d known...
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Mar 17, 20242 min read
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Ruler of the Skies
Imposing, strength and agility, an authority of the skies, riding the prevailing currents, a hunter with keen eyes. Roamer of the...
lfjedwards
Mar 7, 20241 min read
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Spring is in the Air
Well, for now at least. Temperatures are set to tumble later on this week to where they should be for this time of the year. However,...
lfjedwards
Feb 20, 20242 min read
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Plight of the Reds
Our native reds, adored by the nation but will they be here for the next generation? Under constant threat from the invasive greys,...
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Feb 8, 20241 min read
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Early Signs
I had a Wellness Day yesterday, a nice free day off from my employers to do with whatever I like. I certainly did not waste the day and...
lfjedwards
Jan 13, 20242 min read
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Of myth and legend
A bird of folklore and stories of old, tales of sorrow, silver and gold. A nuisance for many, a crook and a pest but like all of the...
lfjedwards
Jan 9, 20241 min read
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