Monthly Archives: January 2020

A clod is washed away

Posted on 31/01/2020 by

The prescience of John Donne Continue reading →

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In perpetual motion

Posted on 30/01/2020 by

There were golden plover, Cetti’s warblers and a peregrine (among many other birds) at Otmoor on 26 January Continue reading →

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Divided Circle

Posted on 26/01/2020 by

The exhibition of Barbara Hepworth’s late works, Divided Circle at Downing College, Cambridge, is worth a visit. Continue reading →

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Tricky paths at Tetsworth

Posted on 22/01/2020 by

I visited Tetsworth, Oxfordshire, again for a bird survey and found the public paths still to be in a poor state. Continue reading →

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Rambling around Rushden

Posted on 18/01/2020 by

My first Ramblers’ AGM of the season was in Rushden, Northamptonshire. Continue reading →

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A magical landscape

Posted on 16/01/2020 by

Just over ten years ago Hilary Benn signed the confirmation order for the South Downs National Park. Continue reading →

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Last post for Bob

Posted on 10/01/2020 by

My good friend Bob Coles, indefatigable Northamptonshire rambler, has died aged 90. Continue reading →

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