What to look out for in this month, once you have avoided being April fooled! Look out for the Orange-tip butterfly, the first in Spring to emerge from its chrysalis, the male...
Miss Plum and Miss Penny by Dorothy Evelyn Smith Published by Dean Street Press, 2020. Originally published in 1959 Miss Penny (on such a short acquaintance, it doesn’t seem appropriate...
April, the glorious month of spring! But as recent years have shown, it’s still a good idea to have some horticultural fleece to hand in case of a turn in the weather...
So, the blackthorn is starting to flower already! This means the bees have now an abundance of nectar as well as pollen available to start the new season. Once we get to...
Old Baggage by Lissa Evans Published by Black Swan, December 2018 I chose this book to read on International Women’s Day (8 March) and, although not its target group, I...
Homes for Ukraine scheme Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, gave a statement to Parliament (14th March) about the Homes for Ukraine scheme in which he confirmed that the scheme will: Offer a route to those...
The past couple of months have been very busy for the ranger team. We have completed our ash dieback work. All our ash trees were surveyed in the summer and any showing...