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Category Archives: Countryside
The Sprint
There is nothing, absolutely nothing like the sprint finish of a bike race. For a start, in a big stage race, you never know if there will be a sprint finish. On a flat stage, there usually is but sometimes … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Current Affairs, Cycling
Tagged Cheltenham, sprinters, Team LottoNL_Jumbo, Team Sky, Tour of Britain 2017
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Canoeing? Wye, I’d love to…
It seemed a long time since Mothers’ Day but the offer of a day out canoeing didn’t come with a time limit, so I waited until August. A couple of years ago I enjoyed an idyllic day out with the … Continue reading
Posted in aircraft, Birds, Countryside, Current Affairs, Watery things, Wildlife
Tagged Canadian canoe, canoe, Glasbury-on-Wye, Hay-on-Wye, J-stroke, kayak, kingfisher, paddling, River Wye, stunt plane, The Granary, Wye Valley, Wye Valley Canoes
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Goatsuckers and other crepuscular creatures
Some bits of the Forest of Dean are hardly forest at all. When Canute ruled England in the 11th century, he named the Forest of Dean and excepted the top of Plump Hill, then wild and treeless and scattered with … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Countryside, Current Affairs, Photography, Wildlife
Tagged bats, crepuscular, cuckoo, Gloucestershire, nightjar, tawny owl, The Forest of Dean, wildlife, woodcock
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The start of the rut
From now on, the hedgehogs will be rutting. Yes, the concept is ludicrous. The word rutting is associated with hormonal stags locking antlers and battling across precipitous craggy outcrops overlooking outrageously scenic Scottish lochs and bonnie braes. Hedgehogs are cute … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Current Affairs, Hedgehogs, Uncategorized, Wildlife
Tagged hedgehog, rut, snuffles, stags, Vale Wildlife
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Soundtracks of a life
Last night, I went out into the dark garden and stood listening for hedgehogs. It’s only three days since Spiky Norman returned with his new lady-friend Tigs and I hadn’t seen them – only the evidence of their messy dining … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Cats, Countryside, Current Affairs, frogs, Hedgehogs, Uncategorized, Watery things, Wildlife
Tagged Desert Island Discs, Slow Radio, sounds, soundtracks, Spiky Norman, Tigs
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Freedom!
So today, Spiky Norman came home. There was no bunting or fanfare, which was just as well because, quite frankly, he displayed not a jot of recognition or gratitude. He remained curled up in a big heavy spiky ball, like … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Current Affairs, Hedgehogs, Uncategorized, Wildlife
Tagged Hedgehogs, Vale Wildlife Rescue, wildlife
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Party on
Writing this at 11pm on the 30th of January. All is dark in the garden but I can hear a small chorus of frogs. These are the first frog songs of 2017. They are heralding the Spring. This is the … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Current Affairs, frogs, Pondlife, Uncategorized, Watery things, Wildlife
Tagged back garden, frogs, pond
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