... Nature Notes by Graham Workman WALKING down the lane the other morning with Danielle we saw an absolutely fabulous sunrise. i e ) . dtals The whole of the sky turned a pinkish purple. ‘Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight, Red sky in the morning Shepherd’s ...

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... nature notes This does make a thrush a bit crafty when you think of it as it becomes a “tool using” animal. Last summer while on holiday in Scotland the cottage we were in had an “anvil” just outside the door and the sound of the thrush giving the snails ...

... nature notes We've also had problems with moles again in the garden. In fact, according to the children we don’t need to go to London to see “the Dome” we've got our own “Molennium Dome” at the top of the garden. It's an absolute whopper - a “castle” ...

... nature notes the morning, or how about a barge trip looking at our local wildlife while other activities will include: family pond dips, rock climbing, story tellers, treasure hunts, fun days Wigan Flashes open day, etc. ...

... nature notes Graham Workman dren’s delight) so we quickly put him back! One of the highlights of the week was the boat trip out to Skomer. On our way out we were treated to close up views of harbour porpoises that were feeding under a cloud of gannets ...

... nature notes Graham Workman tle are regularly seen around our coasts - the leatherback - which is the world’s largest turtle weighing in at a massive 590 kg and having a span of over 2.7 metres of foreflipper - is by some naturalists classed as a resi- ...

... nature notes ing of suspicion to the claim and ornithological experts decided that any cuckoo heard before April was either a boyish prank, a distant barking dog or hallucination! Most people have heard the cuckoo but how many would recognise the bird ...

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... born deer kids. They were only just born because usually if the mother has twins she separates them for safety reason. nature notes They had the usual dappled coats that camouflage them so well and funnily enough he said his dog seemed very aware of how ...

... nature notes head for cover - early morning or early evening being good times to look. The adder is, as everyone knows, our only venomous snake and although it is not known as a killer, people do die when bitten. ...