Week 35 There are times when my renatured land looks messy, and times when it appears fantastic. Right now, messy is the order of the...

Week 34 I am worried. This year the number of animal species is declining, and especially birds. It may be thanks to a nearby...

Week 33 I have just viewed a remarkable video, and if you have not seen it, please do so. Before even reading this blog, I must recommend...

Week 32 As societies struggle, and I see daily items become harder to obtain, and friends move northwards[i] to escape a boiling...

Week 31 When I walk round my renatured land there is plenty I do not understand, other than it is clear Nature is running me, not the...

Week 30 I looked at the gravelled path through my land, a path that might have once been spotless, with every item of vegetation removed....

Week 29 What is it about hogweed? The moment I utter the name, I see people frown, while passers-by sometimes reach across and snap the...

Week 28 There is a problem with renaturing in Lakeland, and it is not all about those who fell trees, although they are a good...

Week 27 There is an advantage to my land that I initially missed. Yet now, on reflection, it is obvious. My house is old, more than a...

Week 26 What is it about snakes? I try hard to control my fear of these slithery reptiles, despite Lakeland snakes being more afraid of...

Week 25 Where is it all going? If I had any doubt about grass cutting, I only have to look at my land right now. The short areas are...

Week 24 The thing about renaturing is that all living creatures try to join in. Part of being a renaturer is sharing your efforts with...

Week 23 I am feeling so patriotic, and quite unexpectedly, but all thanks to my land. On one part of my patch the flowers have gone...

Week 22 “I cut the grass,” commented a colleague, “I no longer cut the lawn.” My colleague is not only pleasant but appears to be a...

Week 21 There is little doubting the beauty of daffodils, at least when they are flowering. Yet now, as the flower shrivels and fades, my...

Week 20 “Do you have any orange-tip butterflies?” he asked, as I was showing him around my land. “Not seen any,” I replied, trying to...

Week 19 The war has begun, as a few days ago I saw my first horsetail[i]. I know I will be battling it until September and then it will...

Week 18 What is it about dandelions[i]? So many hate them and see the dandelion as a weed. They rip them out, regard them as a sign of...

Week 17 “What are you looking at?” I asked, as the two birds studied me. A problem of being a renaturer in Lakeland is that you soon...

Week 16 A delight of my renaturing is that I have no real clue what is happening. Nor I suspect does anyone else, however they may...