hampshire – The Ventilator

Birds Litter and waste Ranger Rants

Enough with feeding the ducks.

9th March, 2014 Matthew Chatfield 1 Comment birds, bread, ducks, feeding, hampshire, rspb, wwt

Look, we have to talk about this feeding the birds lark. I know the RSPB tell you to do it,

Book review: A Year in the Woods, Colin Elford

17th February, 201314th February, 2014 Matthew Chatfield 0 Comments book, elford, forestry, hampshire, ranger, review, wiltshire

A friend bought me ‘A Year in the Woods: The Diary of a Forest Ranger‘, by Colin Elford. I picked

Holly leaf

The prickly question of holly leaves

12th January, 20099th November, 2020 Matthew Chatfield 7 Comments evolution, hampshire, plants, trees

There’s nothing like the possible debunking of ‘a well-known fact’ to get The Ranger’s nose twitching. Recently I went for

Numbered stone, Pete Codling

Not quite one million pebbles

18th April, 20085th August, 2020 Matthew Chatfield 74 Comments coastal, hampshire, mystery, pete codling, solent, southsea, stones

Through The Ranger’s inbox this week came an appeal from a visitor to Southsea Beach, Hampshire. A gentleman was on

The Ranger's surfing highlights

Buffalo dung weapon – what are they hiding?

10th February, 2006 Matthew Chatfield 0 Comments funny, hampshire, wtf

Startling news from just across the water in Lymington, where six water buffalo have been stolen. Police have warned people