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Editor at Naturenet
Uncooperative crusty. Unofficial Isle of Wight cultural ambassador. Conservation, countryside and the environment, with extra stuff about spiders.
Latest posts by Matthew Chatfield (see all)
- New island designation – is it just greenwash? - 26th April, 2024
- Police and Crime Commissioners – a solution or a problem? - 21st April, 2024
- Trespassers won’t be prosecuted: do you have a right of access to the beach? - 25th March, 2024
The Ranger and his friend Cat are off for some overseas travel this month – quitting the Isle of Wight by an early ferry to make their way across the mainland for a weekend in a country house. Are they, perhaps, the ideal examples of rural tourism marketing jargon, being middle-class eco-tourists taking a weekend break in the ‘shoulder months‘? Actually, not really. Well, perhaps a bit.
They are actually off to a Field Studies Council training course to learn all about flies, with the Dipterists Forum. They’ll keep you updated with their progress!