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The now entirely virtual ranger

Back in 1989 I discovered that people would actually pay me to work in the countryside. I could hardly believe my luck – and still can’t. It’s been a great ride, but now, 28 years later I’m going to try something else. Yes, the ‘Virtual Ranger’, my online tag since about 1995, will finally apply.

I’m leaving the Gift to Nature charity after almost exactly two years, to join the Isle of Wight Council, not as a countryside worker or manager this time, but as Communications and Engagement Officer. Continue reading The now entirely virtual ranger

Sign causes minor confusion.

Here’s a sign that I haven’t actually worked out yet.

By the spacing it seems likely that somebody has made a cunning adjustment to the sign… unless the Gurnard Coal Seams are more plentiful than I’d thought. But what did it originally say? I’m still scratching my head.