Sidelines
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Notes from Nell Carr Farm
‘Notes from Walnut Tree Farm’ is by far my favourite Roger Deakin book. His assembled notes and jottings are packed full of ideas. The signal-to-noise ratio is phenomenal.
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Spoonbill identification: harder than you might think
Struggling to identify a species is the best way to learn.
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Hebden’s non-eponymous bridges
In which I describe a few of my favourite bridges from my photo-project ‘Hebden’s Other Bridges’.
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Announcing my new photobook, ‘Hebden’s Other Bridges’
My photo-book of bridges in the Hebden Bridge area is now available.
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Turtles of the air
What links sea-turtles, swifts, and railway viaducts? Plus some handy ornithological photo tips.
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A British wildlife spectacle
Every spring, something happens in Britain that ranks alongside any wildlife spectacle you might see on telly.
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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.
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The Art of Sloe Gardening
In which I attempt to grow blackthorn seedlings from sloes collected last autumn.
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My concrete muse
She might only be a lump of concrete, but I have an immense fondness for trig. point 4144.
