Nature
On a footpath near you….
You will be surprised what you find on walks round Tresham
Read More »Highway Gardener
I would like to say what a pleasure it is to see the flowers which started appearing seasonally near the post box around the start of the lockdown. The primroses were lovely, and then some planters appeared in the spring drought, and now there are some richly coloured pansies as well. This used to be […]
Read More »Wildlife Round Tresham
Some of us are finding we have more spare time than usual at home. This grass snake caught us by surprise in our pond at Talbot Court Farm a couple of days ago. Today, we found him basking on the stone paving next to the pond but he didn’t want his photo taken and slithered […]
Read More »Who’s top dog? The secret life of Tresham…
Who knows what goes on in Tresham after dark! https://www.dropbox.com/s/5xo83itbwhl1zwe/IMAG0158.AVI?dl=0 (video courtesy of Christian).
Read More »Hedgehogs and Badgers
Several people in the village put food out for hedgehogs and – until recently – hedgehogs have been frequent visitors to people’s gardens. However a couple of people have reported seeing a badger polishing off the hedgehog food in the last few weeks, and on a couple of occasions I have witnessed a badger attacking […]
Read More »A Passion for Moss
My friends all think I’m crazy, but I’m absolutely mad about moss. “What”, I hear you say, “that pesky weed that makes my lawn look such a mess at this time of year?!” Well, yes actually. I’ve always been fascinated by the beautiful patchworks of different mosses you get on some stone walls and rocks, […]
Read More »Nature Notes
Claire Halpin has made a great suggestion that it might be worthwhile having a page where people can report sightings of birds, flowers etc, or just write a short piece about some aspect of wildlife that interests them. If you don’t know much about birds (like me – Ed) it will make our walks in the […]
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