Over the years that I’ve been here, I have occasionally spotted a White Pheasant in the woods down the lane from our field. More recently, on rare occasions, I have spotted two together
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As I departed Cornwall for the shores of Shetland at the beginning of June, the weather finally settled and moved into being the hottest June since 1884. Records broke in Culdrose
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May came galloping in, bringing appalling weather, floods a plenty, cold nights, No Mow May, Dawn chorus Day, Flower Moon, Beltane, (or May Day), hedgerows dripping with blooms,
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April was a month of waiting; for the weather to change, to cut the grass, to plant out the first of the Spring vegetables, to feel the warmth of the sun. But no, April did not deliver, it was cold,
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The sporadic moments of warmth we had in February which held such promise for March, quickly faded away as the bitter, cold weather arrived early in the month. Snow arrived in Bristol
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I love this time of year. The energy stirring underfoot, snowdrops and daffodils out in full force, birdsong increasing, the tunes changing and light coming back into our lives. Time to celebrate
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“The river is

A frozen place

The rains came to visit and then decided to stay. Lots of rain, lots of sun, lots of rainbows, with warm days and mild nights. Storms battered the UK and floods brought various areas to a
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Early in the month, on the bank of the river at dusk, we made a recording of birdsong and to my delight there were many more birds around than I had previously realised. However, on
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How about this as something to celebrate – one of the RSPB founders, Emily Williamson, launched a campaign in 1889 to end the slaughter of birds for fashion. Emily joined forces with
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By the end of August the UK had entered a ‘False Autumn’, brought about by the extreme weather conditions that had occurred during July and August. The MET informs us that it
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I looked up the blog for July 2022 and the first paragraph pointed out the obvious signs of climate breakdown staring us in the face with temperatures reaching 30 degrees, followed by
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Once again the month was described by the MET Office as ‘mostly quiet and uneventful’. It doesn’t fit the description of the month we experienced; on The Lizard we rarely fit into any
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According to the MET Office, May came with a quiet and uneventful set of weather. Down here on the Lizard, it felt much better than that. I did a quick comparison with May of last year.
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