“What’s the point of wasps?” is a question, not infrequently asked by people attempting to relax on the beach with an ice cream, in the beer gardens, or over a delightful cream...

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The last thing one might expect to see wandering down the booze aisle in Ralph’s Store, Portscatho, would be an Elephant hawkmoth caterpillar. Nevertheless, there one was, slowly making its way in...

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Primeval hunters are patrolling the hot and humid landscape, while chirping grasshoppers and other potential prey keep a low profile in the undergrowth. It’s only a matter of time before some of...

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Enjoy a footpath walk along our many hedgerows and woodland edges that take you through beautiful countryside, and at this time of year you can hardly fail to notice just how many...

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Hedgrows and cliff paths exploding with flora and lush green fresh foliage, bejewel our stunning landscape vistas. The door into summer has, apparently, already...

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The Roseland peninsula does not cover many square miles, but it is quite possible to live a whole life here without familiarity with it all: cliff paths overlooking inaccessible beaches, the inland...

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Storms with rain and hail have characterized much of the last few weeks. Raging seas have moved great quantities of sand from one beach to the next, battering sea life and making...

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On a windy, rainy, weathery circuitous walk from Gerrans to Percuil, one day, I counted some 30 bird species with little effort in spotting them. A recent survey of National Trust land...

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You’ve celebrated Christmas, partied-in the New Year, and consumed practically your own weight in rich food and drink. What better way to shed some excess pounds than by taking a long walk...

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How the weather changes! Until the 15th November there were still many insects active. Red Admiral butterflies could be seen cheek by jowl with wasps on windfall apples. Bumble bees were still...

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