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”
Category Archives: wildlife
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”
’20 Days Wild’ – Day 8
Who ever said slugs are ugly?! Here’s a picture of a rather wonderfully patterned leopard slug (Limax maximus) spotted in the garden on Saturday (photo credit Holly Betts on my camera). Also known as the great grey slug.
