Hoveton Great Broad – 06/07/16
July is here and with it comes the start of summer, seemingly. After a cold, wet, long spring we’ve had a good couple of days of warm sunshine and blue …
Wildlife Encounter – Water Vole
t’s a perfect June day, bright sunshine but not too warm, a misty morning clearing to blue skies, the gentle breeze rustling through the fresh leaves on the trees that …
Hoveton Great Broad – 04/06/16
In the world of conservation there always seems to be issues of compromise. This takes many forms, either because of limited funding, lack of opportunity or willpower, or placing human …
Hoveton Great Broad – 13/05/16
The grey clouds and cold wind have descended today after a glorious week of teasing warmth and sunshine. The butterflies, bees, alder- and may-flies, which had been spurred on by …
Wildlife Encounter – Sparrowhawk
Cycling along a path close to my home, minding my own business, I was all of a sudden aware of a great commotion in the scrub to my right hand …
Can a tree own land?
Head over to Athens, Georgia, take a wander to the corner of South Finley and Dearing Streets, and you will find a rather magnificent white oak tree. If you have …
Wildlife Encounter – Hedgehog
We recently moved house, from a flat in the centre of Norwich (a fine city) to a small house just on the outskirts. The reasons for this were that we …
New figures show positive progress in panda conservation
In conservation, success stories can sometimes seem elusive. This is a problem, as constant doom and gloom can potentially undermine support for various projects, or simply give people the impression …
Complaints against the RSPB rejected
Complaints regarding the RSPB’s use of funding, transparency, and their use of scientific evidence have been rejected by the Charity Commission, which regulates not-for-profit organisations. The complaints were submitted by …
“The Last Great Picture” wins top award at 50th Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition
Today marked the 50th anniversary of a prestigious event in every wildlife photographer’s calendar, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition (WPY). The overall winner was declared as “The Last …