We took our boat
We took our boat to the river one day A current came up and it bore us away. It took us through fields, it took us through woods The oars and the sail, they did us no good The water … Continued
Snowdrops – some sublime, some strange
Snowdrops – true natives of much of mainland Europe but garden plants in Britain – have gone wild on a woodland edge near my home. The clumps or even carpets of brilliant white brighten a country walk on even the … Continued
Cornwall leads the way with our Your Shore Network
I went to the Your Shore Network’s annual conference to find out about an incredible coastal success story. There was a lot going on… I challenge you to read to the end! First, a summary of what it’s all about: … Continued
Domestic beasts: the woodlouse
Did you know that however far inland you may live in the UK, you share your property with crustaceans? Woodlice are isopods, which are crustaceans just like lobsters, crabs and shrimps. They originally came from the ocean, where marine isopods … Continued
The silence of the bat detector
In a world before bat detectors, nobody realised just how many different species of bat there are. There is only one word to describe all of them in the Cornish language (according to The Mammals of Cornwall and the Isles … Continued