Wild Places Uk – The Uk’s top 40 Nature Sites by Iolo Williams softback, published by Serin, 192 pag
This is a follow up to Iolo’s last book - Wild Places: Wales Top 40 Nature Sites where he covered some of the top plac es to visit in...
History of Forest of Bowland raptors
The Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty was started in 1964 when the Hen Harrier was a common bird nesting in the area. So much so that...
The end of Langholm part 2. Will there ever be a part 3?
The end of August sees the end of a 10 year programme to make Langholm moor a biodiverse area along with Red Grouse shooting. Red Grouse...
Rare Pallid Harriers and more problems with the establishment
Some of you may have gone to see the male Pallid Harrier in Bowland this spring but now it has been confirmed that there was a second one...
Late heather burning killing the birds!
Many of you will remember that we had such a dry spring with amazing lack of rain from march through to April. Well it looks like many...
North West Scotland Part 6
I had a long chat with the under keeper for the Inchnadamph Estate first thing which gave me a few more birds of the area like nesting...
North West Scotland [part 5]
My journalist fried had told me about an abandoned settlement down the road with an amazing beach and a heronry. This was a 6 mile round...
A bothy walk from Abernethy Forest
I have visited the Grant Arms Hotel several times now in the last few years situated in the centre of Speyside, Scotland. I have so far...
North West Scotland [part 2]
With a blue sky It was back down the road to Fort William [rather than the ferry to Skye and over the bridge –Dead end Malaig!] and along...
The story of Gordon the moron [ alias Bonny ] and his time on this planet Was he killed for a £billi
The RSPB reserve at Geltsdale in Cumbria has a history of harriers. The reserve lies only 25 miles from Langholm. [as the harrier flies!]...