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Writing tagged: ‘proto-sidelines’

Stuff I wrote before I conceived of my ‘Sidelines’ section, but, in retrospect, should rightly be filed there.

Trig Point

Where has all the heather gone?

The Moor is looking decidedly lacklustre this August.

Published 09-Aug-2018
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, heather, nature waiting, On the Moor (book), proto-sidelines, the Moor, trig point 4144, videos
Rough patch

The Rough Patch

On the advantages of being a crap gardener.

Published 19-Jul-2018
Filed under: Writing Tags: Calder Valley, garden, Hebden Bridge, nature waiting, proto-sidelines, rough patches, stinging nettles
Wasps' nest
Wasps' nest.

Going camera-less

Taking walks without lugging around a massive camera bag: it’ll never catch on!

Published 15-Jul-2018
Filed under: Writing Tags: insects, photography, proto-sidelines, wasps

High tides and volant voles

An unplanned visit to the flooded Dee Marshes is rewarded with a wildlife spectacle.

Published 04-Jan-2018
Filed under: Featured Writing, Writing Tags: birds, black-headed gulls, Dee Marshes, expeditions, favourite places, gulls, proto-sidelines, voles, water rails, Wirral
Moelfre

What I did on my holidays

An Anglesey timelapse video.

Published 18-Sep-2017
Filed under: Writing Tags: Anglesey, proto-sidelines, videos
Spoonbills

Spoonbill identification: harder than you might think

Struggling to identify a species is the best way to learn.

Published 06-Aug-2016
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Dee Marshes, favourite places, proto-sidelines, spoonbills, Wirral
Wren

Wren visit

In which I find myself face-to-beak with Troglodites troglodites.

Published 07-Jun-2016
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, proto-sidelines, wrens, Yorkshire
Swifts

Turtles of the air

What links sea-turtles, swifts, and railway viaducts? Plus some handy ornithological photo tips.

Published 31-May-2016
Filed under: Featured Writing, Writing Tags: birds, Calder Valley, evolution, Hebden Bridge, photography, proto-sidelines, science, swifts, Tobago, turtles, Yorkshire
Our driveway
Our driveway.

A monument to lethargy

Sloth is a much-maligned sin, as our driveway demonstrates.

Published 30-May-2016
Filed under: Featured Writing, Writing Tags: Calder Valley, flowers, garden, Hebden Bridge, proto-sidelines, rough patches, Yorkshire
More bluebells

A British wildlife spectacle

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

Published 16-May-2016
Filed under: Featured Writing, Writing Tags: bluebells, Calder Valley, flowers, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge, proto-sidelines, Yorkshire
Sandstone quarry, Burton Point

Hats off to geology!

Geology doesn't receive the recognition it deserves. Our modern understanding of how the world formed and evolved is one of science’s great triumphs.

Published 10-May-2016
Filed under: Writing Tags: Dee Marshes, favourite places, geology, proto-sidelines, science, Wirral
Our hedgerow
Our hedgerow.

The Art of Sloe Gardening

In which I attempt to grow blackthorn seedlings from sloes collected last autumn.

Published 09-May-2016
Filed under: Writing Tags: blackthorns, Calder Valley, garden, Hebden Bridge, proto-sidelines, sloes, trees, Wirral, Yorkshire

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