A hummer in the summer
IN the summer I was looking at the flowering plants I have in pots along the south-facing front of the house when I saw a hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum). I … Continue readingA hummer in the summer
Category: Notes from the sticks
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Rubble by the Ribble
WHEN Storm Ciara arrived last weekend, it was one of the few occasions I can remember when the weather warnings turned out to be accurate. In Lancashire we were lashed … Continue readingRubble by the Ribble
HS2? Just give us better branch lines
ONCE or twice a month I travel by train from our nearest town, Clitheroe, to London. The journey from Clitheroe on a branch line to the mainline station at Preston … Continue readingHS2? Just give us better branch lines
Defiance of the lambs
WHEN we lived in the south London suburbs I didn’t think a lot about sheep, but I suppose I fell in with the assumption that they are timid and stupid. … Continue readingDefiance of the lambs
The chipper dipper
This is the first in an occasional series. WE live on the bank of a fast-flowing stream and a regular treat is to see a dipper (Cinclus cinclus). It’s a year-round resident, … Continue readingThe chipper dipper