Escapee parakeets are taking over London and although I hate their cry it’s their brains I’m most afraid of
It is rather corvid, the ring-neck’s cry – suggestive of an intelligence more knowing than we expect from most birds.
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How to make the most of winter walking
A good winter walk can be found almost anywhere, and the rules are few - but worth observing.
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A child let loose in nature
The award-winning writer's winter reflection.
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Further troops are called in as severe flooding continues in the north of England
A further 500 troops have been called in to help provide flood relief to affected areas.
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Caryl Churchill’s Here We Go: Eight actors in search of an ending
As has come to be expected from late Churchill, Here We Go has a beautiful, quasi-musical structure.
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Climate change means more “extreme“ weather than Storm Desmond is on the way
Storm Desmond's record rainfall shows that the time to tackle climate change is now.
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Befriending barn owls – the spirits of the night
The Polish for “barn owl”, płomykówka, evokes the birds’ flame-like plumage - and their presence evokes old magic.
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Cuckoos, le Carré, and conservation: the forgotten files of the real-life “M”
Wildlife enthusiasts have discovered unpublished documents belonging to former MI5 chief Maxwell Knight – the amateur naturalist and inspiration for…
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