This post focusses on assemblages ("still lives") of vascular plants, bryophytes, lichen, shingle, brick, mortar and concrete at Tide...

Typically my blog posts record what I have seen on my day nature trips, supplemented with some information on the species seen, and the...

Engagement in nature is a significant driver of my well-being. But luck is a huge component of what you see. There is knowledge that can...

I travelled to RSPB Rainham Marshes by train on Saturday 21.11.21, from Brighton to Purfleet; (for full details of how to get to RSPB...

This the record of a circular walk; and an exploration of the importance of attending to local nature to well-being and conversation. All...

Well, after all the anticipation, the birds that turned up did not disappoint! I saw 13 House Sparrows, 2 Robins and 6 Feral Pigeons,...

Fog and sunlight When I stood on the ancient Hill Fort on Hollingbury Hill on Saturday afternoon, the sun shone on the hills and its...

I live not in myself, but I become Portion of that around me; and to me, High mountains are a feeling, but the hum Of human cities...

The covid-19 pandemic has provoked much anxiety and stress for us all. The Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoko provides a way of reducing...

The importance of experiencing "sublime" landscapes was known to elite 18th and 19th century Grand Tourists; and was theorised by the...

Spiritual activism has been much discussed of late in theories of social action on climate change and biodiversity loss. Ana Louise...

Franz Marc (8 February 1880 – 4 March 1916) was a German painter and print maker. He was a colleague of Kandinsky, and one of the...

If we are to tackle the climate and biodiversity crises, it seems clear that governments and citizens need to take action to reduce...