Nature Notes – December 2018
After I mentioned Redwings and Fieldfares last time, several people got in touch to tell me that they had seen
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Each month, Sweffling’s resident naturephile, Geoffrey Abbott, writes a topical article for “The Bridge”. All of these are collected on the website.
Nature Notes – November 2018
My first Redwing this autumn was almost at the end of October, in shrubs in next door’s drive. They often
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The buzz last month (apologies for that, but it had to be said) was the appearance of very large numbers
Read moreNature Notes – September 2018
In late summer we have fewer wild flowers in the verges and field margins, especially after this particularly dry year,
Read moreNature Notes – August 2018
At the time of writing we have just ended a record hot, dry period (it would be misleading to call
Read moreNature Notes – July 2018
The internet is well named. Being a net, it is full of holes, through which fell last month’s Nature Notes.
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This seems a good time to include a piece about the Sweffling churchyard, which has been in such good colour
Read moreNature Notes – May 2018
At this time of year, everything in the natural world seems to be changing particularly fast, with spring flowers appearing,
Read moreNature Notes – April 2018
The large bird of prey, the Buzzard, seems to continually be on the increase. It is true that their habits
Read moreNature Notes – March 2018
Among the Goldfinches on the bird feeder this February have been the hoped-for numbers of Redpolls. I get a lot
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