Today in Portsmouth The Ranger was on his way to look at some nice shingle dunes when he saw a remarkable sign at the roadside, and had to ask his host to stop the car so it could be examined. A small parcel of land was surrounded by a new Read more »
Monthly Archives: February 2012
A Day in the Life: Sandown Bay
I like to have a good moan and rant, as regular readers will be aware. But it’s also worth standing back sometimes to remember just why I do the job I do, and why it’s so great. My friends over at myisleofwight.com have helped me do just that with this Read more »
The Nature of Harming ‘award’
Guest blog by Mark Avery I have a feeling that nature conservationists are too nice. Well, I’m trying hard not to be too nice. Some say I’m succeeding. Wildlife is under great and increasing pressure in the fields and woods around us, and in the rainforests and oceans on this Read more »
More names! More names!
My favourite British spider – at least in theory, never having seen one – is the ultra-rare Ladybird Spider, of which I found a picture to illustrate a previous posting – here’s another: Now, looking at this fine specimen on my screen led me to go surfing to find out Read more »
Falmouth maerl – the canary in George Osborne’s coal mine
Maerl. What’s that then? Chances are, you don’t know what maerl is, or why anyone else might care. Unless you live in Falmouth – in which case you have probably found out quite a lot about maerl recently. It’s a rare marine habitat which, like many other such habitats, is Read more »
