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Letters
08, Dec, 2021 @5:01 PM
Country diary: They drive you out, your mum and dad
Sandy, Bedfordshire: Winter is a dangerous time for a young swan who is yet to fly the nest
Derek Niemann
08, Dec, 2021 @5:30 AM
Defra may approve ‘devastating’ bee-killing pesticide, campaigners fear
Department sources say emergency authorisation of neonicotinoid Cruiser SB likely to be announced
Helena Horton
07, Dec, 2021 @10:45 AM
Country diary: One eagle and 500 sparrows – I must be on holiday
Casével, Portugal: There is joy and sadness in seeing sparrows in such abundance outside the UK
Mark Cocker
07, Dec, 2021 @5:30 AM
Country diary: I’m struck by the raw force of the storm wind
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: A coastal walk pits me – and my hat – against the northerly winds that disturb everything in sight
John Gilbey
06, Dec, 2021 @5:30 AM
Young country diary: I still love the clatter dove that sprays me with leaves | Priyanka
Botanic Garden, Cambridge: The birdlife seems bold here, and the glasshouse is a hot and stuffy paradise
04, Dec, 2021 @11:00 AM
Country diary: A calm sea with a shoal of mullet swimming just below the surface
Langstone, Hampshire: Wastewater pouring into the sea exposes fish to hormonal pharmaceuticals
Claire Stares
03, Dec, 2021 @5:30 AM
Country diary: ’Tis the season to spot the bramblings
Marshwood Vale, Dorset: These winter visitors from Scandinavia are as plump and round as knitted Christmas tree decorations
Sara Hudston
02, Dec, 2021 @5:30 AM
Farmers fear Defra will not deliver on post-Brexit support, says CLA head
Mark Tufnell says many farmers are reluctant to trust government as changes to subsidy payments loom
Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent
01, Dec, 2021 @6:00 AM
Country diary: The unenviable life of the noon fly
Wolsingham, Weardale: These important and rather beautiful insects are dependent to a large degree on the defecating cow
Phil Gates
01, Dec, 2021 @5:30 AM
County diary: A room of one’s own – then in flew a chiffchaff
Creedy Valley, Devon: For 10 minutes it was just the two of us: me at my desk, the bird exploring with purring wings
EJ Burnett
30, Nov, 2021 @5:30 AM
Country diary: The underground secret by Hadrian’s Wall | Country diary
Coventina’s Well, Northumberland: The source of this spring was once encased in a temple and showered with gifts
Susie White
29, Nov, 2021 @5:30 AM
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