Tippers’ Walk the Wight timelapse
A wonderful bit of rapid-fire sightseeing from IW media personality and Twitter impresario Tippers. Tippers writes: Walk the Wight is
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The Ventilator
Incorporating The Ranger's Blog
Author: Matthew Chatfield
Four massive wasps
We heard you wanted to see a picture of four massive wasps. So here they are. These appear to be
Read moreSmoking for Turtles
Here’s a promotional flyer for an extremely unusual charitable fund-raising drive: The Turtle Conservation Society is raising cash for
Read moreThe RSPB wants you to water your lawn until it is ‘green and lush’
There’s some surprising advice in the RSPB’s latest press release, “Water your wildlife”. In an otherwise unremarkable bit of seasonal
Read moreGovernment websites: Natural England disputes DEFRA’s announcement
In a previous post (Government pro-chips website batters National Parks, Naturenet 30 June 2010) I pointed out the list of
Read moreGovernment pro-chips website batters National Parks
Earlier on this month we learnt that the government is to review official websites. Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude promised
Read moreZebra spider is fooled
Here’s a video shot by enterprising spider-enthusiast Cat, showing a tiny but hungry zebra spider in action. As it’s so
Read moreA spider crab sheds its skin
Here’s a speeded-up video showing the remarkable process whereby a spider-crab sheds its skin. Pretty much all arthropods undergo this
Read moreKnotweed: is Stefan papering over the cracks?
Everyone seems to know a few facts about Japanese knotweed Fallopia japonica: it’s going to be eaten by some Japanese
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