New visitor centre at WWT Welney… and what is it about the WWT?
The Ranger is interested to read of the new lottery-funded Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust visitor facilities due to open Easter
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The Ventilator
Incorporating The Ranger's Blog
Year: 2005
Little penguin lost…?
Christmastime, the short silly season for news, and a story about a missing penguin is snapped up by media hacks
Read moreHigh hedges regulations in Wales
Welsh Assembly Government guidance on administering high hedge complaints is now available on their website so the Naturenet page on
Read moreIvy on trees… kill it or cherish it?
At this time of year our thoughts turn to holly and ivy… and sometimes we encounter one of the ‘old
Read moreDeath to deathtogreysquirrels.com?
The website deathtogreysquirrels has gone down in a blaze of publicity – national coverage of this light-hearted but controversial website
Read moreDr S. Max Walters (1920-2005)
The Ranger was saddened to hear of the death last week of Max Walters, one of the best known names
Read moreUnusual error message
Recently at work I received this error message when viewing a document. I think there’s a message in there for
Read moreSchedule 5: protected animals
It might not be the most popular page on Naturenet but this is a perennial favourite which has been there
Read moreGrey squirrels are trouble enough – and now they’re white
Ok, now they really are laughing at us. Possibly it’s even some oh-so-witty rodent pun on the Isle of Wight.
Read moreOlympic fever – are we the victims of 2012?
You know the Ranger is hardly one to complain, moan or stir it up. But this time it’s just bubbling
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