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Tag: Echinops

Wordless Wednesday

July 20, 2016July 22, 20162 Comments

Bee heaven

Another customer

Spiky but full of food

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First trip for weeks that wasn't to hospital or doctors. Slow mooch across the reedbeds; stopped by an old oaky pal in the wet meadow. Smell of fox, mud, decaying vegetation, fetid pools made me feel real again. #mypatch

Heron comes a-hunting in my @guardian Country Diary today. Lovely to celebrate our rooftop visitor and the pleasure its visits bring us. Link in bio...

Henry VIII falls face-first in the fen and a lone heron stalks the rooftops in my Guardian Country Diary this morning... (link in bio)

If you're joining me from over on Twitter, hello! Thanks for looking me up 👋

It was my childhood dream to see a hoopoe & today I got to write about it in my Guardian Country Diary. This one’s for you, Dad xx

Little walk to the end of the road to watch bees feeding on old man's beard. Luckily someone had put a handy road sign there for me to sit on. #madeitoutofbed #travellersjoy

Lovely morning leading a walk at Purwell Ninesprings reserve with a friendly, enthusiastic group of local carers. Nothing better than sharing a place you love & its natural/social history with other interested folk.💚😊💚

Lovely to see my piece about family history, place and my links to the poet John Clare on The Clearing today. Big thanks to @littletollerdorset for giving me the opportunity to share the story with readers.😊💚 Link in bio...

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Guardian Country Diary

Country diary: A heron has come a-hunting
November 23, 2022 by Nic Wilson
Hitchin, Hertfordshire: Once abundant here, grey herons are now outnumbered by their egret cousins. This one has come to usHenry […]
Country diary: My dad and I, watching a hoopoe, finally
July 11, 2022 by Nic Wilson
Hinxworth, Hertfordshire: It’s incredible that one has pitched up just a few miles from my home, but we’ve been awaiting […]
Country diary: The sheer joy of watching sparrows move in with us
May 6, 2022 by Nic Wilson
Hitchin, Hertfordshire: We built these terraces years ago, and finally our garden is alive with gathering, squabbling spuggiesOur scruffy lawn […]

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