The world’s loneliest tree… and its ironic fate
A recent post on Damn Interesting drew the Ranger’s attention to a tree he’d vaguely heard of, but of which he never really knew the story. The Tree of Ténéré
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You want a treehouse like this.
Who wouldn’t want a treehouse like this? Community-minded arboricuturalists Monkey-Do built it in Arundel Square, London. To fully appreciate it you need to check out the photos showing more detail.
Read moreConker fights: official rules
This seasonal submission from a Ranger’s Blog reader suggests a new historical and literary way to play the traditional game of conkers. All suggestions for variant rules will be considered!
Read moreThe veteran takes a final bow
Walking in the leafy fields surrounding Quarr Abbey, on the north of the Island, the Ranger discovered a spectacular and sorry sight: a great veteran field-oak had succumbed to the
Read moreWhy I changed my mind and signed the ‘Save Our Forests’ petition
Hooray for the Telegraph, creakily mounting its well-worn soapbox to draw our attention to the forthcoming sell-off of Forestry Commission land. The controversial decision will pave the way for a
Read moreSave our Forests: this time we’re serious
At last, the Save our Forests campaign has developed some teeth, and, unexpectedly, a brain. From some rather unpromising beginnings, an internet-mediated discussion has occurred, a kind of public consultation,
Read moreWhy do Naturenet readers want to kill everything?
After the Ranger’s spam rant you’d have thought that he’d have had enough of ferretting in his server stats. But no. Inspired by the popular “How you got here in…”
Read moreMore cherry, vicar?
Look at all those cherry trees. Lovely blossom, eh? Cherry is these days an almost ubiquitous tree in urban environments, and for a few short weeks in spring casts a
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Deathcap mushrooms: “The south-east Asian Problem”
This week saw the inquest into the death of a woman on the Isle of Wight who ate the deathcap mushroom Amanita phalloides and died. Amphon Tuckey died in 2008,
Read moreWhere did you get that hat?
It had to happen eventually – I’d been wearing that old hat for years, and eventually I lost it, somewhere in a wet field near Reading. Yes, gone, the very
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