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Are you enjoying nature's spectacle of vibrant colours and delicate flowers that are around at the moment? This beautiful photo by Sue Kennedy is just one of the many sights that you can catch a glimpse of in a park or garden near you. And if you want a real colour overload, there are plenty more...

Back in May I blogged about the return of swifts to my town. Back then, summer was just starting out: England were beating the West Indies at Lord’s, a barbeque summer was forecast and the swifts were screaming above my head whenever I ventured outside. Now the scythe-shaped birds have left my...

As Mark mentioned in his recent blog post , the breeding season is over, migrants are preparing to leave the country and the birds around us are a-changing. Well, most birds. A pair of woodpigeons at The Lodge are bucking the trend. From our office window, we can see them flying about carrying twigs...

As we enjoy our summer holidays, spare a thought for those birds that are setting off on their travels too. Have you looked up into the skies recently? Notice something missing? The swifts have gone. No longer are they racing around in flocks over our homes, showing an impressive turn of speed and ‘screaming’...