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A middle-aged Dad, coping with a mid-life crisis, but enjoying life with his two wonderful daughters.

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Weekend Nature Reads: the distraction edition

Lose yourself in some distractions from the relentless geopolitical bad news with a deep dive into some nature reading.

A young girl throwing a stone into the sea on a cold winter beach.
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Weekend Nature Reads: the self-isolating edition

A round-up of good nature listening, viewing and reading from around the web.

The view from our back garden, which is about as outdoors as I get right now.
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Not Walking with Daddy (again)

Once again, we're deprived of time outdoors. But it's not lockdown to blame, it's infection…

A stormy sunset over Shoreham Beach, looking west to Worthing pier.
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Why is there no Summerwatch?

The Watches are one of the most entertaining and consistent pieces of nature programming on TV — so why does Summer get short shrift?

Why is there no Summerwatch?
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Merry Christmas

And a very Happy New Year to you all.

Merry Christmas
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Cotton buds down, masks up, and more nature reads for your weekend

Good news about British beaches Here at Walking With Daddy we're big fans of beach cleans [https://walkingwithdaddy.com/tag/2minutebeachclean/]. The Marine Conservation Society holds an annual beach clean, and then analyses the tally of what's found. The results for 2021 are out. The good

Cotton buds down, masks up, and more nature reads for your weekend
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When a sparrowhawk comes for lunch

It appears, that after years of work, we finally have a thriving garden ecosystem. And lunch for a raptor.

When a sparrowhawk comes for lunch
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Waterhaul's Retask the Mask litterpickers: putting COVID plastic to good use

Litterpickers whose plastic components are made from NHS disposable masks? Brilliant idea! Here's how they work in use.

Waterhaul's Retask the Mask litterpickers: putting COVID plastic to good use
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The Plastic Pollution Cycle and other links

Insights into who is polluting our oceans — and who is dealing with the consequences. And other outdoors links.

The Plastic Pollution Cycle and other links
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A drizzly beach plastic-free picnic for 2 Minute Day

This is no time to be a fair weather beach cleaner…

A drizzly beach plastic-free picnic for 2 Minute Day