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More Tips and Tricks for The Gardener

Following on from our previous post, we have decided to stick with the theme of gardening, given that it is such a voluminous subject. As you may already know, even in mid Winter, there is still pl...

A Guide To British Fauna - The Great Crested Newt

Scientific Name : Triturus cristatus Common Names : The Great Crested Newt, The Northern Crested Newt, The Warty Newt Photo:F Lamiot, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4...

A Guide To British Fauna - The Wild Boar

Scientific Name : Sus scrofa Common Names : Wild Swine, Eurasian Wild Pig, Wild Pig Photo:Jerzy Strzelecki, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia C...

The Lockdown Kitchen – Flour Shortages and How to Bake Bread the Easy Way.

When England first went into lockdown as a result of Covid 19, many of our local supply chains were affected, including bakeries and supermarkets. Luckily, there was always a sufficient supply of b...

Tropical Wild Edibles - The Coconut Tree

Botanical name: Cocus nusifera Common names: The Coconut Tree, Coconut, Coco nut, Family: Arecaecea Physical Appearance and Character: A medium palm growing up to 30 metres in height. It reaches ...

Tropical Wild Edibles - Taro - A yam like tuber

Botanical name: Colocasia esculenta Common names: Taro, Kalo, Dasheen, Madhumbe, Marope, Magogoya, Patra, Godere Physical Appearance: A perennial tropical plant which is cultivated as a root vege...

Wild Plant Of The Week 55 "Himalayan Balsam"

Botanical name: Impatiens glandulifera Common name: Himalayan Balsam, Policeman's Helmet, Bobby Tops, Copper Tops Physical appearance: An highly invasive, non-indigenous species, originally nativ...

Tree Top Guide - Silver Birch

Botanical name : Betula pendula Common names : Silver Birch, Warty Birch, European White Birch, East Asian White Birch, Physical appearance : The silver birch ia a medium sized (trunk up to 40 cm ...

WIld Edible Of The Week - Week 41 "Oyster Mushroom"

A tasty wild edible.

Survival Advantage - Extract

This is another little excerpt from the book "Survival Advantage" by Andrew Lane. Andrew Lane is a former NCO and instructor for the British Army. He spent years in the field, honing his outdoor an...