I want my children to grow up like my father brilliant at identifying trees. And no better time for them to start learning than when the leaves change colour and fall throughout Autumn. Whether walking in a park or deep in the woods, my aim is for them to see the difference between an English […]
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Outside our kitchen door is a scene of Autumn contrasts – blooming and fallen flowers. We have a Fuschia ‘Genii’ shrub which is covered with vibrant cerise and purple flowers. It has been flourishing and growing ever since the summer. But some of the flowers have fallen. I haven’t cleared them up as they have
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Driving up a dirt country lane earlier this week, we stopped the car when we saw a field full of fallow deer. After a recent wildlife spotter adventure to observe and find out more about deer, my children were especially excited to see all the varieties of colours in this wild herd of fallow deer. We spotted dappled, light beige and dark
What surprised me the most when I began wildlife spotter adventures with my children is that there are not a lot of native British mammals – particularly carnivores. This is mainly due to Britain becoming an island around 8,000 years ago not long after the end of the last Ice Age. Many species as a
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