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Category Archives: Nature, Environment and Conservation

Plants, animals, the whole of living creation and how we treasure it.

Ancient woodland landscapes in Swaledale

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Helen Johnson
Rowan and yew cling to a limestone outcrop

Tim Laurie is a landscape archaeologist who has devoted years to studying ancient woodlands and trees in three Pennine Dales.  After years of dedictated study, Tim gave me an interview Continue Reading →

Posted in History and Archaeology, Journalism, Nature, Environment and Conservation, Yorkshire | Tagged History and Archaeology, journalism, Nature environment and conservation, Yorkshire

Bats

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Helen Johnson
John Drewett - Bat Man

I love to see  bats flitting around the house when they emerge on the first warm night of spring.  It’s a sign that winter’s ending, with a promise of warm Continue Reading →

Posted in Journalism, Nature, Environment and Conservation, Yorkshire | Tagged journalism, Nature environment and conservation

Nature notes from Appleton Wiske, 23 May 14

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Helen Johnson
cow parsley under trees

May in Appleton Wiske is a whirlwind season of fast, exuberant growth.  Blink and you will miss it.  Trees that were bare come into full leaf; verges that were flat Continue Reading →

Posted in Appleton Wiske, Journalism, Nature, Environment and Conservation, Yorkshire | Tagged Appleton Wiske, journalism, Nature environment and conservation, Yorkshire

Nature Notes from Appleton Wiske, 16 Apr 2014

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Helen Johnson
Horse chestnut bud about to unfurl

Helen Johnson observes spring life emerging in spring in Appleton Wiske, Yorkshire Continue Reading →

Posted in Appleton Wiske, Journalism, Nature, Environment and Conservation, Yorkshire | Tagged Appleton Wiske, journalism, Nature environment and conservation, Yorkshire

Nature notes from Appleton Wiske, 17 Feb 14

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Helen Johnson
A blue tit perched in a hedge

Helen Johnson looks at hedges on her walks round Appleton Wiske in Yorkshire Continue Reading →

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Nature notes from Appleton Wiske, 23 Jan 14

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Helen Johnson
A misty morning in Appleton Wiske

Helen Johnson looks at early buds breaking in Appleton Wiske, and recalls that the weather was very different last January. Continue Reading →

Posted in Appleton Wiske, Journalism, Nature, Environment and Conservation, Yorkshire | Tagged Appleton Wiske, journalism, Nature environment and conservation, weather, Yorkshire

Nature Notes from Appleton Wiske, 19 Dec 13

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Helen Johnson
A starling feeds on apples left in the tree

It’s the darkest time of the year, and most of us humans prefer to stay indoors, close to the heat and light of a fire. Much of the wildlife we Continue Reading →

Posted in Appleton Wiske, Journalism, Nature, Environment and Conservation, Yorkshire | Tagged Appleton Wiske, journalism, Nature environment and conservation, Yorkshire

Nature notes from Appleton Wiske, 31 Oct 13

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Helen Johnson
Harvestman on a dandelion on a field path

Nature notes, birds, insects, weather at the change of the year in Appleton Wiske Continue Reading →

Posted in Appleton Wiske, Journalism, Nature, Environment and Conservation, Yorkshire | Tagged Appleton Wiske, journalism, Nature environment and conservation, Yorkshire

Nature Notes from Appleton Wiske, 14 Oct 13

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Helen Johnson
A shiny conker fresh out of the shell

Helen Johnson looked at October seeds, fruits and berries in Appleton Wiske, Yorkshire Continue Reading →

Posted in Appleton Wiske, Journalism, Nature, Environment and Conservation, Yorkshire | Tagged Appleton Wiske, journalism, Nature environment and conservation, Yorkshire

Nature notes from Appleton Wiske, 21 September 13

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Helen Johnson
A healthy acorn and those distorted by knopper galls

Helen Johnson found knopper galls and spangle galls under oak trees in Appleton Wiske, Yorkshire Continue Reading →

Posted in Appleton Wiske, Journalism, Nature, Environment and Conservation, Yorkshire | Tagged Appleton Wiske, journalism, Nature environment and conservation, Yorkshire

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