a dog's life in the Tamar valley, Cornwall, PL17

meanwhile the puddles in the woods are a seething mass of tadpoles, and the water-boat men are once again demonstrating the properties of su...

barren strawberries, wood sorrel, stitchwort, and dog violets, all out together as Spring gathers force

red dead-nettle is supposed to be very common, but perhaps due to changes in farming practices it is not that common locally. Like many comm...

this poor little robin came to grief today despite every effort to save it. It had been attacked either by a cat or by a hawk, or possibly a...

and a last look at purple toothwort (aka Aunt Columbia), before it is swallowed up by the lush green leaves of wild garlic.

Greenscombe meadows, showing the beautiful late winter colours, just before Spring repaints everything, and for any Americans who may be vis...