The 2012 Olympics: what hope for heritage now?
A couple of Olympics-related stories today combined to bring a red haze across The Ranger’s eyes. First, the new logo.
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The Ventilator
Incorporating The Ranger's Blog
Author: Matthew Chatfield
Invasion of the giant hornets… or is it?
There’s a buzz going about… and it’s created by a load of hornets. Regular readers will know about the Asian
Read moreThis tomato is pleased to see you!
The latest in our occasional, but wildly successful, series of natural ‘double entendres‘. Found in Tescos, Ryde, just waiting to
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28 Weeks Later: not a countryside film
The Ranger was scared witless by zombie movie 28 Weeks Later. This isn’t entirely a review, but in summary, if
Read moreSpiders that are much too cute to bite you!
After an almost unhealthy preponderance of postings about invertebrates that bite and sting – or look as though they might,
Read moreWho will really win the Olympic lottery?
The Ranger’s been gritting his teeth for a while now, hearing all sorts of bad noises emerging from London with
Read moreDangerous Dogs: is it time for the Act to be put down?
Despite the huge furore over dangerous dogs in the early 1990s, resulting the in much-criticised Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, recent
Read moreCheck out this massive wasp
We heard you wanted to see a picture of a simply gigantic wasp. So here it is. The Asian Giant
Read moreSpiderlings scatter when scared
In The Ranger’s back garden today, the season’s crop of spiderlings have hatched and are soaking up the sun: These
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The truth about Steatoda nobilis the ‘Daily Mail Spider’ – is it the UK’s most dangerous spider?
The Daily Mail today* squeaks a warning about the inexorable rise of what it describes as “the UK’s most dangerous
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