Alex, Sundew Ecology
Ecology and Natural History, New Naturalist Library volume 143 - a review
David M Wilkinson, Professor of Ecology at the University of Lincoln, explains in his foreword that he aspires to write an accessible...
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Alex, Sundew Ecology
Jun 7, 20213 min read
Gorse dieback in the UK, 2021
I was first alerted to dieback of gorse (Ulex europeaus) at the Thames Basin Facilitation Fund Group that I jointly coordinate at the end...
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Alex, Sundew Ecology
Mar 24, 20202 min read
A monument to murder in Harewood Forest
This is the second in a series of blogs written during the Covid-19 outbreak, aimed at encouraging you to explore new places and discover...
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Alex, Sundew Ecology
Mar 19, 20202 min read
Slime moulds in Bowdown Woods
This is the first in a series of blogs written during the Covid-19 outbreak, aimed at encouraging you to explore new places and discover...
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Alex, Sundew Ecology
Nov 7, 20193 min read
An Orchestra of Orthoptera.
A warm summer’s evening. A walk through a flower-filled meadow. The rhythmic chirping of grasshoppers and the constant humming of...
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Alex, Sundew Ecology
Sep 17, 20192 min read
Our baselines are shifting...
When I were a lad, all this was fields... There were so many flying insects that we had to stop and clean them off the windscreen when we...
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Alex, Sundew Ecology
Jul 25, 20192 min read
Want to save the planet? STOP planting trees!?
A recent study, published in the journal Science, tells us that the restoration of vast tracts of tree cover is going to be one of the...
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Alex, Sundew Ecology
Jul 9, 20192 min read
Rewilding Brownsea Island
Rewilding, as a technique for increasing biodiversity, is a hot topic. Rather than relying on human activities, such as coppicing, hay...
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Alex, Sundew Ecology
Jun 17, 20192 min read
Relocation, relocation, relocation
We move wildlife around the countryside for all sorts of reasons. Much of this is accidental - I have often discovered plant seeds stuck...
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Alex, Sundew Ecology
Jun 12, 20192 min read
Biodiversity Net Gain
Everything that we do has an impact on the environment, and therefore on the biodiversity that depends upon that environment. One of the...
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Alex, Sundew Ecology
Jun 12, 20191 min read
Humming birds in the garden
On a warm summer afternoon a small, darting object hovers briefly next to the valerian and lavender flowers in our front garden before...
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