Category: Nature Notes

Nature Notes by Anne Clarke Full article available HERE Many artists take inspiration from the natural world creating wonderful images which help us to see our world with fresh eyes. Works of art in...

Nature Notes by Ian Brand Full article available HERE I have just been looking back at my previous December Nature Notes, and I am surprised I have never chosen Norway Spruce (Picea abies), our...

Nature Notes by Ian Brand Full article available HERE Since I last penned October’s Nature Notes the view from our study window has changed dramatically. The autumn spectacle of orange, yellow and red colours...

Nature Notes by Ian Brand Full article available HERE On Sunday 30th October we will be turning back the clocks. Giving us an extra hour to snuggle beneath the duvet, but also darker evenings,...

Nature Notes by Ian Brand Full article available HERE August should be one of my favourite months, it is after all my birthday. However, I find myself in a reflective mood. Perhaps I am...

Nature Notes by Aidan Smith The glens of Scotland were once home to bustling communities that lived off the land and led what we would perceive today as a simpler way of life. On...

Nature Notes by Aidan Smith May is a strange month for moths. Butterflies are seen on the wing frequently,  but while daytime temperatures are warm, and my shorts make an appearance  after their winter...

Nature Notes by Denis O’Connor For me the defining moments of spring are the emergence of the first butterflies, the arrival of migrant birds and the appearance of frogs in our ponds. The first...

Nature Notes by Aidan Smith Over the years I have acquired lots of knowledge about birds and insects, but  when it comes to identifying flora my abilities to recognise even some of the  commonest...

Nature Notes by Denis O’Connor As winter storms battered the country in the third week of February, signs of spring emerged from the bramble patch growing up against our house wall. Three of the...