Nature notes from John Holt The 9th of January, I will not be early with my first submission in the New Year. December 2016 was yet again a dry and warm month, 9°+ on Christmas day – global warming, ‘humbug’. The dry period has affected the aquifers a …
Nature notes from John Holt Autumn is with us and the trees stubbornly holding on to their leaves have made it a colourful end to the summer. With a little sunlight the trees and hedges have been pretty spectacular and the variation of colour on even t …
The insurance giant, Zurich Assurance has announced the sale of the 4,200 acre Sutton Scotney Estate. Since 1990 Eagle Star Insurance, now part of Zurich Assurance, has been trying to get planning permission to build a new town of 12,500 houses on the …
Nature notes from John Holt September, gone with the Swifts and Swallows, a pretty average month with rainfall of 71mm in Sutton Scotney and 77mm in Stoke Charity with a max single day recording of 42mm and 47mm on Sept 16th. These days, when it rains …