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Red-legged grouse in long grass

Between Field And Forest: Ziggy At The margins

Apr 20, 2025

Farmland ecology, with its own flora and fauna, contrasts the forest’s with many distinct inhabitants that will be more familiar than the forest’s iconic animals to anyone from the rest of the country. One such creature is the charming, almost comedic, red-legged partridge … More Between Field And Forest: Ziggy At The margins

Between Field And Forest: Ziggy At The margins
A pile of felled logs on a frosty morning, each log capped with frost

A Commoners Cord: Estover In Abstract

Apr 13, 2025

A simple pile of logs, although in the New Forest, it can be much more than a simple pile of logs. … More A Commoners Cord: Estover In Abstract

A Commoners Cord: Estover In Abstract
Silver birches, Melbury Hill Dorset, autumnal view with bronzed leaves on the ground

Beyond Gold Hill: A Disrupted Idyll in Hovis Land

Feb 8, 2025

The Silver Birches near Win Green in Dorset present a unique landscape, contrasting tranquility with the unsettling backdrop of nearby pheasant shooting, disrupting the serene atmosphere of the autumn woods. … More Beyond Gold Hill: A Disrupted Idyll in Hovis Land

Beyond Gold Hill: A Disrupted Idyll in Hovis Land

Calshot Marshes: A Drone’s Perspective on Blue Carbon

Dec 29, 2024

Calshot Marshes, often overlooked, reveal a vibrant ecosystem through drone imagery, highlighting their ecological value in carbon capture and necessity for protection amidst alarming loss of such habitats. … More Calshot Marshes: A Drone’s Perspective on Blue Carbon

Calshot Marshes: A Drone’s Perspective on Blue Carbon
Photo of a Dartford Warbler in a gorse bush

Dartford Warbler: A Rare Encounter

Dec 27, 2024

The Dartford Warbler, a rare New Forest inhabitant, is challenging to spot due to its secretive nature. Despite past population declines, it has recently recovered but remains vulnerable. … More Dartford Warbler: A Rare Encounter

Dartford Warbler: A Rare Encounter
Photo of a large wave crashing

Between Forest and Sea: When the Sea Bites Back

Dec 27, 2024

Barton on Sea’s coastal erosion highlights climate change impacts, presenting a critical lesson for schoolchildren studying the landscape’s vulnerability, beauty, and the urgency of protecting it for future generations. … More Between Forest and Sea: When the Sea Bites Back

Between Forest and Sea: When the Sea Bites Back
Photo of a row of large fallow deer antlers, with velvet covering, poking up above bright green bracken

Whispers of the Hunt: A Summer’s Day With the New Forest Deer

Dec 27, 2024

In Bolderwood, New Forest, the tranquil atmosphere hosts majestic fallow deer stags whose antlers symbolise growth and power. This sanctuary reflects the evolving relationship between humans and nature since the 11th century. … More Whispers of the Hunt: A Summer’s Day With the New Forest Deer

Whispers of the Hunt: A Summer’s Day With the New Forest Deer

  • Stonehenge: Monoliths, Moka Pots and Mutant Vehicles
  • New Forest Autumn: New England Dreams
  • Between Field And Forest: Ziggy At The margins
  • A Commoners Cord: Estover In Abstract
  • First Cuckoo: The Fame That Flew Away

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