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Sunday in Somerset

This afternoon I was fortunate to spend some time with prolific author Stephen Moss and fellow AFON committee member Matt Williams, exploring an area of Somerset I had not previously thought of visiting: immediately south of Burnham on Sea. ”What’s different?” Stephen asked Matt and I as we set out along the grassy wall. HisContinueContinue reading “Sunday in Somerset”

Vision for Nature Report Published

Eighteen months ago Matt Williams and Lucy McRobert, from the youth conservation network A Focus On Nature, invited me to join a committee tasked with running a campaign getting young people to think about a ‘vision for nature’ for the next generation. This campaign has culminated in the publication of a report, released today, whichContinueContinue reading “Vision for Nature Report Published”

Where is Flaviu the runaway lynx?

For the past ten days or so Dartmoor has claimed its very own ‘Beast’, and this time it isn’t mythical, although ‘beast’ should really be the last word used to describe Flaviu, the lynx who broke free from Dartmoor Zoo just a few hours after having arrived there from Kent. There certainly doesn’t seem toContinueContinue reading “Where is Flaviu the runaway lynx?”

Drawing ’20 Days Wild’ to a close

The old saying ‘a week is a long time in politics’ has never rung quite so true as for the past week. This time last week the news that Britain was leaving the European Union was starting to sink in. There was jubilation from some and utter horror and shock from others. The short termContinueContinue reading “Drawing ’20 Days Wild’ to a close”

’20 Days Wild’ – Days 16 and 17: Blaise Castle and Royal Fort

As already suggested on several occasions on this we are fortunate in Bristol to have a number of green spaces in the city in which one can escape the concrete jungle and spend some time within a softer, greener atmosphere. Royal Fort Gardens at the University of Bristol is one such place, usually the preserveContinueContinue reading “’20 Days Wild’ – Days 16 and 17: Blaise Castle and Royal Fort”