Dew diligence, dwindling bees and it’s almost time for another dog day
10:13am Friday 3rd July 2009
ONE of the curious aspects of late summer is the formation of dew.
Birds nesting on satellite dishes? Sounds like a pie in the Sky story...
1:57pm Friday 26th June 2009
EVERY year, before the official start of summer, we experience the worrying time of watching baby birds leave their nests. Our garden, which is not very large, attracts a high number of nesting birds while the house itself has encouraged house sparrows and swifts to nest under the tiles and house martins to use the underside of our eaves.
All aboard the railway line that never was – blame Paddy Waddle
11:23am Friday 19th June 2009
FROM time to time I am asked if I know anything about the illfated Paddy Waddle Railway that supposedly crossed the North York Moors between Glaisdale and Moorsholm.
The search goes on for solutions to a fast-spreading menace of the moors
11:16am Friday 12th June 2009
IT IS true to say that my childhood playground was covered with bracken, a tall and resilient fern-like plant which flourishes on the moors.
Wet weather has spawned a smelly by-product which thrives anywhere
12:18pm Friday 5th June 2009
THE rains of recent weeks produced an interesting side-effect in one of our local woodlands. While its display of bluebells was fading, the woodland floor was covered with wild garlic that was producing its distinctive scent.
Hobs, hobbits, or tiny humans? Tales about our most mysterious creatures
11:45am Friday 29th May 2009
IN 2004 the fossilised remains of what appeared to be a very small human were discovered on the Indonesian island of Fores.
If the sun fails to shine as much this summer, blame it on the weatherman
3:26pm Friday 22nd May 2009
DURING the past couple of weeks or so, my newspapers, along with television and radio weather forecasts, have been heralding the strong possibility of a long, hot and dry summer.
Have your say »To keep us in, or to keep us out – the wide and varied styles of stile
11:45am Friday 15th May 2009
AS WE explore our wonderful countryside with its complex network of footpaths, we may be tempted to take for granted the number and variety of stiles that enable us to enjoy our route.
Cathedrals, airfields, imps and architecture – all to see in Lincoln
12:06pm Friday 8th May 2009
THIS week’s diary comes from the beautiful and historic city of Lincoln where my wife and I attended the annual conference and Annual General Meeting of the Crime Writers’ Association.
Traditions twirl on despite Puritans’ efforts to do away with rural fun
11:22am Friday 1st May 2009
THERE is no doubt that May 1 was formerly one of the most significant dates in the rural calendar. At the time of Merrie England it was marked by a host of colourful celebrations. They ranged from maypole dancing to parades of May Queens by way of sporting contests and parties with joyful music, singing, feasting and drinking, not to mention fairs and markets.
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