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Cuckoo

April 24, 2020by Kevin Parr Leave a comment

I miscounted this morning and thought this was our 8th spring in Dorset when it is in fact our 9th, but the difference is slight, and the sentiment all the […]

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Bloodlines

April 8, 2019by Kevin Parr 2 Comments

  Such is the power of the current Brexit storm, that any issue unconnected (and many things connected) is swept out of thought almost as soon as it comes to […]

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Reality

February 20, 2019by Kevin Parr Leave a comment

I have come to realise that I do not much enjoy living in ‘interesting times’. If that is indeed what we can call the now. We are certainly living in […]

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Quiet

August 21, 2018by Kevin Parr 2 Comments

Nearly three months have passed since I last walked the Common. I’ve been frequently tempted, particularly when I have woken early and the air has been fresh. The prospect of […]

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Vipera berus

April 2, 2018by Kevin Parr 4 Comments

My Ma and Pa found a box of old school memorabilia as they cleared the loft before moving house. Among the old books was one of mine, and the opening […]

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Sunshine

February 20, 2018by Kevin Parr Leave a comment

A blackbird piped up from a garden in the village yesterday afternoon. He wasn’t fully tuned, but it was still a sound to make me stop and smile. He’s quiet […]

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Bad Workman…

January 17, 2018by Kevin Parr Leave a comment

I have never before pulled into the car park at West Bexington and found it completely empty. It clogs like fat in a drain during the summer, while out of […]

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Campion-ing the Cause….

May 16, 2017by Kevin Parr Leave a comment

I have really enjoyed writing a monthly column for BBC CountryFile Magazine, not least because of the amount of things I have learned. Research can become lazy in the internet […]

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Coiled Spring

April 5, 2017by Kevin Parr Leave a comment

The final day of the fishing season was exactly as it needed to be. Lots of fun, plenty of fish, some decent tea making and excellent cake. It wasn’t particularly […]

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Spring air..

February 20, 2017by Kevin Parr 2 Comments

As they respond to the late winter sun, so adders depend heavily on their carefully chosen hibernacula. Desperately sluggish in the cold, a snake will only move a foot or […]

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