How the ugliest little bird changed into one of the most beautiful, the GOLDFINCH (041)
The goldfinch is a wonderfully colourful bird with a strikingly red head. Did you know that long ago he was a...
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Trees
Mar 28, 2017
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Why the blackthorn has white flowers (049)
In the early spring you will see the flowering bushes of the blackthorn lighting up the otherwise still bare...
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Plants
Mar 27, 2017
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A tribute to heroic hooves, THE BUTTERBUR AND COLTSFOOT (037)
Many people think that the dandelion is a very early flowerer. But the very first to herald the coming of spring is...
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Mar 27, 2017
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How the rainbow came to be (004)
Have you ever wondered why there are so many colours in the rainbow? Arguments between people and animals are only...
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Birds
Mar 26, 2017
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Why the wigeon whistles so tenderly (046)
Have you ever wondered who keeps whistling in the dark during the winter months? Well, that is the wigeon declaring...
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Plants
Mar 26, 2017
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Heaven’s reward to a poor but hospitable man, the CARD TEASEL (044)
In the winter you will often see card teasels standing out above the otherwise barren landscape. Angels gave a poor...
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Birds
Mar 26, 2017
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Why the barn swallow has a long fork in its tail (001)
Do you too enjoy the sight of the pretty barn swallows and the sound of their happy chattering, as you pedal along...
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Plants
Mar 26, 2017
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How the Devil’s Bit Scabious lost its medecinal powers (031)
In Midsummer in areas with damp poor ground the flowers of the devil’s bit scabious turn the fields purple. This...
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Plants
Mar 25, 2017
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Punishment for an irresponsible father, THE CUCKOO AND THE CUCKOO FLOWER (012)
In high Summer the banks of ditches and clearings in woods are coloured pink by the profusion of flowering ‘common’...
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