sarahburgess548 minutes ago2 minLooking at lichensThis week it's time for another guest blog. Next time you are out for a walk in your local park, stop for a moment and look closely at...
sarahburgess5May 204 minWalk this MayAs you're probably aware, May is all about walking - walk this May, if you will. You'll probably also not be that surprised to discover...
sarahburgess5May 123 minTracking on TreesTrees are so important for our wildlife – they offer food, shelter and a whole lot more. But how do we find out which animals have been...
sarahburgess5May 63 minTreesThis week I have spent a lot of time thinking about trees. When we started thinking about a month long nature noticing project, I needed...
sarahburgess5Apr 283 minNoticing NatureCan you believe it's May on Sunday? Undoubtedly one of my favourite times of year, although I strongly suspect I say that about every...
sarahburgess5Apr 224 minEarth Day 2022For Christmas I received a lovely book Nature Writing for Every Day of the Year, and every evening I read the day's entry, and then I...
sarahburgess5Apr 143 minMayhem and magnoliasOver on the dreaded social media, a quote that I had forgotten about leapt out at me: Life is simply a mix of mayhem and magnolias, so...
sarahburgess5Mar 183 minIt's that time againInspired by the podcast I mentioned last week I've been keeping an eye on the cherry trees and their swelling buds, and as you can see...
sarahburgess5Mar 103 minAnd suddenly Spring sprungI went south for a few days, and when I returned, Spring had sprung. Last week my morning walk was very much still at dawn, this week,...
sarahburgess5Mar 43 minMore aweI've said it before and I'll say it again, experiencing awe is good for you. This week I attended the first session in a new course...
sarahburgess5Feb 173 minStormy weatherI seem to have spent much of the last 24 hours looking at the sky. I'm not really sure that changeable covers it, but yesterday in a...
sarahburgess5Feb 114 minA collection of thoughtsIn my head this is a neat collection of thoughts and experiences that I have had over the last week. In reality I am not a "neat...
sarahburgess5Feb 44 minNature storiesNo prizes for my photography but I was so excited to see the first daffodils blooming earlier this week, that despite it being still...
sarahburgess5Jan 284 minFestive FebruaryI've been looking forward to writing today's blog for a while, but then I almost mistimed it; February has crept up on me; only a chance...
sarahburgess5Jan 203 minA Winter MindsetThis week I attended the Winter Mindset workshop that I mentioned just before Christmas, put on by the Continuing Studies department at...
sarahburgess5Jan 133 minGreen MondayHappy New Year! Perhaps it's my age but whenever anyone references Blue Monday, I immediately start singing the New Order song, rather...
sarahburgess5Dec 17, 20213 minWild whimsyThis week we remain in Scandinavia, in spirit at least. Meet Dave, he's a Tomte, if you're in Sweden, a Tontuu in Finland and a Nisse in...
sarahburgess5Dec 10, 20212 minFriluftslivNo, I've not just let the cat run across my keyboard. Friluftsliv is a Norwegian word that I have just learned this morning, and now...
sarahburgess5Dec 2, 20214 minInside looking outUsually my inspiration for writing these blogs comes when I am outside walking. It's not peculiar to me of course, plenty of creative...
sarahburgess5Nov 26, 20212 minAnother nature advent(ure)Next Wednesday is the first day December and the start of meteorological winter. Before that, we've got the first storm of the 21/22...