8230;under the Samaan tree. The Curtisses of Big Rapids. Ecologist, botanist, Wikipedian. I am an ecologist interested in the processes that shape community composition. One of the most disturbed, least respected and least recognised tropical biomes. When it comes to teaching, my goal.

Poor old Gilbert is getting restless. Despite the fact that there is more interest in wildlife than ever before, it seems that most of the so-called conservation organisations are losing interest in species. I spent a couple of hours freezing my nuts off, trying .

Outer Hebrides - Day 6 7. We awoke on our last morning on North Uist to the still astonishing sound of Corncrake,. Before heading for the early Ferry. The ferry terminal at Lochmaddy seemed an equally promising-looking area for keeping an eye on while we waited to depart, as the other side.

Ringers Report - July 2015. Kieran Lawrence - Whitburn CP, Durham. July 1st saw the start to my 2 month storm-petrel ringing season, ringing each night at Whitburn CP, Durham with help from NGB Daniel McGibbon and ex-NGB Tom Middleton. By the end of the month we had amassed a respectable 126 new birds and 3 controls, 1 of which having been caught at Eyemouth the precious year but yet to find out about the other 2! Sophie Barrell- South-West Lancashire.

Water and words flow through a Celtic environment. In March 2014 I went to the National Library of Wales. To research a book, The Lakes of Wales. The discovery of a unique collection of watercolours of Welsh lakes was completely unanticipated. And a scrap book of the book reviews. The artist must have been cold sitting on the mountain side pa.

A tree near Wombwell Ings was probably Black.

A bit of a headache. For 16 months I have had chronic sinusitis. Another way of describing it would be to drill into my forehead to release the pressure. And it would be just lovely. The red arrow points to where a small blob of gloop has caused the pain. That small gloop has caused tremendous pressure in my head for the last 16 months. Job They were all fantastic.

Ben Eagle thinking about conservation, farming and community. For more info on this, I think that. Are covering it in their upcoming issue.