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Writing tagged: ‘Hardcastle Crags’

30 October 2019

Hardcastle Crags, Autumn

An autumnal photo-expedition, and an encounter with a top-ten bird.

Published 30-Oct-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Calder valley, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge, photography

29 April 2019

Bluebells, Hardcastle Crags
Bluebells, Hardcastle Crags

Bluebells and a lapwing.

Published 29-Apr-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, flowers, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge, photography

A British wildlife spectacle

More bluebells

Every spring, something happens in Britain that ranks alongside any wildlife spectacle you might see on telly.

Published 16-May-2016
Filed under: Featured Articles, Writing Tags: Calder valley, flowers, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge, proto-sidelines, Yorkshire

The return of the delicate flapwort

On a second expedition I made in search of a rare plant. This time, I accompanied someone who knew what he was doing.

Published 28-Oct-2013
Filed under: Featured Articles, Published Pieces, Writing Tags: bryology, Calder valley, expeditions, favourite places, GrrlScientist, Guardian, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge, Johnny Turner, science, Yorkshire

In search of the delicate flapwort—and why we need tricorders

On an expedition I made in search for a rare plant, and the need for DNA-assisted species identification devices.

Published 28-Aug-2013
Filed under: Featured Articles, Published Pieces, Writing Tags: bryology, Calder valley, expeditions, favourite places, GrrlScientist, Guardian, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge, science, Yorkshire

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