Tag Archives: nature

Nature on your doorstep

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Shropshire wildlife expert Mark Sisson introduces a series of articles in which he will open our eyes to the nature all around us

Stung with enthusiasm

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Beekeeping: not just a fascinating hobby, but essential to maintain our food supply. Ben Bentley meets a young Shropshire apiarist

Fight for your Whites

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Jack Stapleton discovers that south Shropshire is an important butterfly battle ground

The call of the wild

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‘In wilderness is the preservation of the world,’ wrote Henry David Thoreau. As Gareth Wheatley explains, such wilderness is closer to home than you might think . . .

Halcyon days at the poolside

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Mark Sisson follows a flash of blue on the county’s waterways and finds an adaptable and extremely beautiful bird