More dates for your diary

I will post these in the Events page - but for those who receive notification of blog updates please note these: Ranger Ramble at Dinefwr Tuesday 15th May, 1.

Lamb Whispering

Very little gets written on these pages specifically about livestock on members' meadows. Probably rightly so, but after Rachel's plug for pictures, here's a little piece about our own experiences.

Bulbous Buttercup

During his interesting talk on grassland indicator species at the Meadows Group meeting last Saturday Richard Pryce (our county plant recorder) highlighted the bulbous buttercup (Ranunculus bulbosus) as an indicator

Owls of Protest

Many thanks to Andrew Martin for this piece: We are very fortunate at our place to have a pair of barn owls which both roost and breed in a box

Shooting For Snipe (With a Camera!)

Like many readers, I guess, we're still under the cosh of the Beast from the East up here, with minus 14 degrees C measured on occasion, and horrendous wind chill.