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Country diary: Heavy metal botany on the banks of the Tyne
Wylam, Northumberland: Why would a rare mountain flower be found here? The answer lies in the soil
Phil Gates
19, May, 2023 @4:30 AM
Country diary: A true end-of-the-pier show | Phil Gates
Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear: Head to the north pier and you not only get a magnificent coastal panorama, but glorious views of kittiwakes and sand martins
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05, May, 2023 @4:30 AM
Country diary: The Hitchcockian mystery of rooks en masse | Phil Gates
Wolsingham, Weardale: They ride the gusts, sometimes settling into what sounds like conversational cawing, often rising as a raucous flock for no obvious reason
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21, Apr, 2023 @4:30 AM
Country diary: The snails are on the (very slow) march | Phil Gates
Crook, County Durham: It’s not long after I’ve awoken from slumber that I notice the garden snails have too
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07, Apr, 2023 @4:30 AM
Country diary: Corkscrew hazel has a story to tell that’s as convoluted as its limbs | Phil Gates
Crook, County Durham: The tree currently wafting out clouds of golden pollen is also called Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick. But why?
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17, Mar, 2023 @5:30 AM
Country diary: Clean water brings the dippers | Phil Gates
Wolsingham, Weardale: The cock bird, an operatic tenor in immaculate evening dress, delivered a avian aria that I could hear above the tumult of the river
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03, Mar, 2023 @5:30 AM
Country diary: An obliging redpoll is too hungry to be scared of us | Phil Gates
Deerness Valley Way, County Durham: These beautiful little finches have been fixtures this winter, feeding off scraps in unremarkable spots
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15, Feb, 2023 @5:30 AM
Country diary: There’s a peacock butterfly presenting the news | Phil Gates
Crook, County Durham: After the delight of finding this magnificent butterfly overwintering in our house comes the dilemma
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01, Feb, 2023 @5:30 AM
Country diary: Much to be found in the two inch-tall rainforest | Phil Gates
Egglestone, Teesdale: Crouch down at this time of year and you’ll see the irrepressible energy of new foliage, fresh shoots and spring’s promise
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18, Jan, 2023 @5:30 AM
Country diary: The old Twin Peaks are now a land of opportunity
Willington, County Durham: Kestrels and fieldfares thrive on this grassy hillside that is steeped in history
Phil Gates
03, Jan, 2023 @5:30 AM
Country diary: In the bleak midwinter, the hedgerow waits for warmer days | Phil Gates
Wolsingham, Weardale: The long-tailed tits are avian acrobats, scouring the twigs for food
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21, Dec, 2022 @5:30 AM
Country diary: The nuthatch takes a toxin that can paralyse our hearts
Meeting of the Waters, Teesdale: Humans have to be wary of poisonous yew trees. Not so these masked bandits
Phil Gates
16, Nov, 2022 @5:30 AM
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