This content contains affiliate links to Bookshop.org. When you buy through these links, I may earn an affiliate commission. At this time of year, many of us dream of heading to the seaside if we aren’t lucky enough to live there already. For some, the main attractions are the ice cream, sunbathing and paddling. For …
This content contains affiliate links to Bookshop.org. When you buy through these links, I may earn an affiliate commission. Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count starts today, a chance to get involved counting these beautiful insects and contribute to an important citizen science project. The count runs for a few weeks at the end of July …
We headed to Oslo for a short break in mid-June with two main aims. The first was to get to the Bislett Games Diamond League athletics after a two-year Covid enforced delay. The second was to explore some of the forest that engulfs Norway’s capital city. Oslo is more or less surrounded by forest on …
July’s bird of the month is the black guillemot. Non-birders are probably not as familiar with this dapper little auk as its showbiz cousin the puffin. It is probably also less well known than the common guillemot and razorbill due to its much smaller range. However, it is a fascinating seabird and approaches life in …