Dragging their knuckles
I’m a huge fan of National Trust properties, a paying member, and an enthusiastic visitor to their land and their buildings. I’m …
The divine right of kings and wildlife on the menu
I’ve discovered the fabulous menu of a dinner fit for a king, eaten in 1625, served in a local house in South …
On the trail
It’s a year since I bought a trail camera. It senses movement or heat and triggers still and video recording. It’s a …
2020 highlights of a wilder Italian life
I spent most of 2020 on my own. The two trips I had booked to Italy were cancelled and I clearly wasn’t …
What’s wrong with ‘Managing deer for climate, communities and conservation’?
A new document has just been published campaigning for new laws to kill deer in Scotland. It’s from a large coalition of organisations. They …
Roe Deer on Dartmoor
Stumbling through the undergrowth on Trendlebere Down, part of East Dartmoor National Nature Reserve, I find a complete Roe Deer skeleton. It’s …