Lapwing
Lapwings were late summer visitors to the fields where my parents lived. In the evenings, you could hear their peep peep calls as they came in to land on the stubbles and little string of meadows that followed the river.
Countryside
Seeking Deakin – A Reflection
Wood and water are the enduring themes of Roger Deakin’s writing. They are part of his dreaming. From Walnut Tree Farm, Deakin learnt about trees, about water and its properties, about living within a local community, not just of people but of wildlife in all its forms.
Churchyard BioBlitz
Old burial grounds often have fantastic, flowery grassland as they have been so little disturbed over the centuries. A churchyard or burial site may be the most ancient enclosed piece of land in a parish.