Nature Notes
by Andy Johnson
Nature Notes – December 2021
Gale force winds and snow signalled the end to yet another mild, dry autumn.
Nature Notes – November 2021
Local beekeeper, John Wilson, tells me that his bees have produced a good crop of honey this year, despite the vagaries of the spring weather.
Nature Notes – October 2021
Migration is fully underway and tracking devices are being used to locate where, in Africa, many of our summer visitors spend the winter.
Nature Notes – September 2021
The third weekend in August (21st & 22nd) saw the first significant rainfall for several weeks.
Nature Notes – July 2021
June has been sunny but dry, making it difficult for many birds to feed their young.
Nature Notes – June 2021
For the first ten days of May the dry northerly airflow and frosts continued so that early nesting birds failed and the dawn and evening chorus stopped.
Nature Notes – May 2021
April has been dominated by high pressure bringing bright, sunny days with a cold, dry, northerly airstream, resulting in some severe frosty nights which have burnt some early blossom.
Nature Notes – March 2021
No doubt, during the recent cold weather, many of you will have attracted good numbers of wild birds to your feeders.
Nature Notes – February 2021
The main physical feature of Scruton is the river Swale which essentially forms the eastern boundary of the parish. It is a fast-flowing river which has created spectacular meanders and is, on a geological time scale, rapidly changing its course.
Nature Watch – January 2021
Following a forty-year long upward trend, 2020 may have been the warmest year on record in the UK. The impact on nature is incremental and slow changes are not very obvious.