Articles by Guest Bloggers - Page 6

This past two weeks have certainly added a new dimension to things in Lancashire with regard to mammals.

There is growing evidence that certain stocks are recovering.

Bracken is allelopathic; releases chemicals that inhibit both the growth of other plants as well as mycorrhizal development. It also harbours sheep ticks and being a dog and cat owner, I have a poor relationship with these arachnids.

The learning process will take a lifetime, and it is only when you start to dig deep that you realise how much our wild places and wild things require our help.

Due to the nature in which they are caught (long line and trawls), close to 100million sharks are caught as by-catch annually and thrown back as waste.

Public response is another; it’s not always positive because beavers are rodents and therefore rank quite low on the public popularity scale.

Just when you think you really know a species, no matter how much reading you have done, wildlife always has the potential to do something surprising!

Aside from the fact that this site overlooks one of three major basking shark hotspots in the country, it is also a truly magical place to be.