Here’s what to do if you want to see more wildlife: absolutely nothing. That’s precisely what I was doing today when I had a near hand-shaking encounter a deer. I was sitting on our bit of Norfolk marsh when I noticed the reeds on the far side of the dyke… [Read More]
Archives for September 2014
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When I moved across the Waveney from Suffolk to Norfolk a couple of years ago I did an unusual thing for me: I started to keep a birdlist. Most birders love a good list, but for some reason that’s never been my way. But I started to list for all species of birds seen (and… [Read More]
Living in Hell
The trial of Oscar Pistorius is almost at an end. He was found not guilty of deliberately murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, but guilty of culpable homicide; we would say manslaughter. He will be sentenced next month. The whole business had been deeply dismaying, because Pistorius was a hero… [Read More]
Knowing the Unknowable
Last week I did a charity gig for World Land Trust. David Gower was the star; Bill Oddie and I mostly asked the questioned. It was a good mix: Bill wanted to know why cricketers have such silly nicknames and what they actually ate during the lunch interval; I wanted to know how David played… [Read More]
The Art of Calligraphy
I’m writing this on a train between Norwich and London, heading for a do at the Royal Society called Controversial Conservation; it’s hosted by the World Land Trust and it promises to be something of a fruity evening. It’s mostly about the illegal killing of birds, and the shooters have promised to come and say… [Read More]