This week (from 26th September) has been Scotland's Climate Week, and I'm going to start by quoting a very wise man, Dr William Bird,...

The mornings are noticeably darker now when the alarm goes, and sure enough, looking at the sunrise times, it's getting later by two...

I'm writing this on the 1st September, shortly after our quarterly domestic "discussion" regarding the changing of the seasons. One of...

There's nothing like walking in the woods after the rain for activating your sense of smell. I've been sniffing more than usual when...

With the somewhat unpredictable weather of the last few weeks, I wasn't surprised to see an upsetting number of conkers littering the...

A holiday postcard from me this week. It’s been hot. At times it’s been difficult to summon up the energy to do much. (That’s ok, I am on...

A quick post this week to draw your attention to a recent publication from the University of Derby. There's been some coverage in the...

On Tuesday I spent the day in Bothwell Road Park in the company of a wonderful group of people. It was the launch of Get Outdoors...

Today is the summer solstice. The precise time is 10.13am which is the time that the sun is directly overhead at the Tropic of Cancer -...

Do you ever feel like nature is a secret that you are discovering? This week I feel like I have discovered a lot of nature secrets. You...

This week it's time for another guest blog. Next time you are out for a walk in your local park, stop for a moment and look closely at...

As you're probably aware, May is all about walking - walk this May, if you will. You'll probably also not be that surprised to discover...

Trees are so important for our wildlife – they offer food, shelter and a whole lot more. But how do we find out which animals have been...

This week I have spent a lot of time thinking about trees. When we started thinking about a month long nature noticing project, I needed...

Can you believe it's May on Sunday? Undoubtedly one of my favourite times of year, although I strongly suspect I say that about every...

For Christmas I received a lovely book Nature Writing for Every Day of the Year, and every evening I read the day's entry, and then I...

Over on the dreaded social media, a quote that I had forgotten about leapt out at me: Life is simply a mix of mayhem and magnolias, so...

Inspired by the podcast I mentioned last week I've been keeping an eye on the cherry trees and their swelling buds, and as you can see...

I went south for a few days, and when I returned, Spring had sprung. Last week my morning walk was very much still at dawn, this week,...

I've said it before and I'll say it again, experiencing awe is good for you. This week I attended the first session in a new course...