Category: Ecology spotlight
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A Bucket of Water and a World of Wildlife
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Still Waiting for the Frogs When I first created a pond on my allotment I had visions of dragonflies, toads, newts, and frogs making their home and in turn heroically defending our veg patch from slugs. Despite our welcoming sign (pictured below) no frog is yet to move in. My…
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Buried Warnings: How History Shows Soil Can’t Be Taken for Granted
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Intro When we first had the idea to start this blog, I was excited by the chance to do deep dives into subjects like cetacean communication, rainforests, and all the more “flashy” corners of the natural world. And I promise I will get to them but recently I have instead…
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Making room for UK rivers
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Rivers and riparian zones in the UK support vast amounts of wildlife and plant species. Where there is water, there is life. Rivers create aquatic corridors throughout the UK transporting life and supporting a huge crowd of aquatic, amphibious, and land-based species. It is no secret, however, that British rivers…
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Humble hedgerows
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When I walk along the field boundaries, one of my favourite sights is watching birds dart in and out of the hedgerows, the occasional deer springing unsuspectingly out of the gaps, and seeing the little scurry of field and dormice into their sheltered homes. In spring, the plants woven through…