The prickly question of oak leaves!
By Ruth D’Alessandro, The Wildlife Gardener The Wildlife Gardener enjoyed reading the Ranger’s holly post, and now has a new
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The prickly question of holly leaves
There’s nothing like the possible debunking of ‘a well-known fact’ to get The Ranger’s nose twitching. Recently I went for
Read moreWhen gorse is in flower it’s the season for love
A great influence on the life of a young ranger is the figure of the Senior Ranger. In my own
Read moreIs cutting trees down good for them?
Walking through the woods recently The Ranger came across this: Part of a fallen space-station, maybe? Unlikely. The remains of
Read moreWhose leaves?
Quite a few years ago, about this time of year, The Ranger got an icily polite letter from a very
Read moreHigh-rise ants pester new trees
On a recent visit to a farm, The Ranger was enjoying the spectacle of over 200 hectares of new trees
Read moreYes, we have no (red) tomatoes!
Even on the Isle of Wight with its temperate climate, this year it has not been possible to bring a
Read moreToo much staked on trees
The received wisdom is that new trees, when planted, must be staked and, ideally, offered tree guards. This practice is
Read moreAn evening display of aerobatics
The evenings are drawing in and we won’t for much longer be able to see displays like the following, captured
Read moreThis cannot be natural
The Ranger’s fond of reading Ben Goldacre’s Guardian column ‘Bad Science‘. It features regular and entertaining debunking of scientific inaccuracy,
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