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Tag Archives: Nature

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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Butterflies and Thistles

July 1, 2018by Kevin Parr Leave a comment

  My daily checks of the grass snake colony (8 individuals is my best count so far) now have an added distraction. The landowner has left an area of old […]

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Parsley but no sage……yet.

May 29, 2018by Kevin Parr Leave a comment

  I cannot recall a more stunning display of cow parsley than the one we have enjoyed over these past few weeks. To be honest, it is a flower that […]

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A flutter of wings

July 3, 2017by Kevin Parr 2 Comments

I completed a reptile survey on a local reserve last week, and found surprisingly little.  There was a handful of slow worms, and a good scuttle of common lizards, but […]

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Buzzards…

December 9, 2016by Kevin Parr Leave a comment

To paraphrase a former Labour Party spin doctor, 2016 has been a good year to bury bad news. At least, it might have been if people were still worried about […]

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Polarization

November 8, 2016by Kevin Parr Leave a comment

I often wonder how other people view ‘time’ in their minds. Mine shapes like a loop in a rollercoaster, blurred at the bottom, but specific dates (my birthday for one) […]

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The State of Nature

September 14, 2016by Kevin Parr Leave a comment

Today saw the publication of the latest State of Nature report – a ‘stock take’ of our wildlife made by over 50 of our conservation organisations. Unsurprisingly, the results do […]

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Waifs and Strays

August 22, 2016by Kevin Parr Leave a comment

August is an interesting month. Having been spinning in a post-referendum maelstrom, the Olympics (and a new football season) have provided a welcome distraction from the what-ifs, maybes and surely […]

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