Our Vital Earth

Today I found a nest of wool and leaves containing six baby mice; they fell out of a box when I was emptying out my shed. If I were a dog or...

Unless you see it for yourself, it is hard to appreciate the level way the hill tops of the South Hams meet the Devon sky. Stopping my car b...

Spider life continues at the Bungalow, and so does my ongoing campaign to keep it under control. I first realised I had problem in August 2...

Salcombe is a Devon sea town of white houses and grey roofs set on a rounded hillside. Sometimes a quite modest house with a good aspect can...

I have been dipping into 'Gleanings in Natural History' by Edward Jesse (John Murray, London, 1834). It is a collection of miscella...

4-1-2016 I do not know the South Downs, but my visit to Petersfield last week was drawn into their power. They looked grey and brooding in...

What will Norwich be like in 3000 AD? That's only 40 generations away - just an instant in geological time. The city and its envir...

19-9-2015 Small, intensely blue flowers are scattered in the sandy soil at my feet. They are pricking their way up among grass stalks here...

18th August 2014 Today I took the opportunity to do some desk work out of doors, sitting on the terrace by the front door and proof-readin...