We apparently have to thank the late Dame Vera Lynn for heading a drive for the National Trust to take over fields atop the white cliffs of Dover (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/04/dover-clifftops-buzzing-with-wildlife-after-national-trust-takeover). The fields (formerly marginal agricultural land) have been converted into meadows with a wide array of limestone appreciating flowers. This, in turn, has attracted masses of insects including butterflies. I can't help but feel that the country needs to do much more of this with land formerly used to grow and graze. It's all really a question of ownership.
This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
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