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Myth, Magic and Mother Nature:
Fay Brotherhood's
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By Fay Brotherhood BSc (Hons) MSc, FISC4
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Petrichor and the Powdery Earthcap (Cystoderma amianthinum)
This stinky guy is called Cystoderma amianthinum (powdery earthcap). It is an indicator of heaths/acid grassland and other acidic, low...
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Nov 6, 20244 min read
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Bat Music - Harmonics and Horseshoe bats
The really cool thing about horseshoe bats is their use of harmonics. Using their nose leaf they can filter down a note to focus in on a hig
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Feb 15, 20212 min read
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"Fields Yellow with Charlock"
On yesterday's session of government sanctioned exercise, this field in the eWoodhall estate near Tewin in Hertfordshire stuck out to me....
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Apr 13, 20204 min read
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Field Woodrush, an indicator of antiquity?
Field woodrush can be an indicator of nutrient poor, acidic soils and can be an additional indicator of historic grassland. But....
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Apr 9, 20205 min read
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2019...what an amazing year!
2019. I hoped this one would be better than the relentless endurance test of financial disasters and personal crises that marked 2018 and...
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Dec 31, 20194 min read
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What Makes a Bat Super Highway?
Look closely and you will find in that network of many potential bat commuting routes traversing the landscape.
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Dec 10, 20194 min read
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