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Welcome to my natural history blog. Follow my journey as I attempt to translate a flurry of field snaps and scribblings into the latest instalment of The Ranger Diaries.

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Guest writer for the Natural History Society of Northumbria.

No Need to Venture Far

Nick Wilson-Smith December 10, 2022

“Following a visit by volunteers and student naturalists from the wonderful Natural History Society of Northumbria, this month I was asked to write a piece for a new blog series, Celebrating North East Nature.”

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Tags northeastnature, ranger, foxcub, hedgehog, natureconnectedness, winter, wildlifegarden, naturediary, blog, guestblog
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Guest writer for the Beaver Trust.

National Treesures

Nick Wilson-Smith August 31, 2021

“Perhaps the reason why as a species, we are so attached to trees is that we are not so dissimilar ourselves.”

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Tags trees, beavertrust, buds, autumn, sweetchestnut, winter, alder, hazel, leafminer, naturediary, blog, guestblog
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Guest writer for Hen Harrier Day UK.

Field Trip to the Fells

Nick Wilson-Smith April 25, 2021

"This month I was kindly asked to contribute a short piece on a recent uplands excursion for the regular newsletter from Hen Harrier Day UK, managed by the charity Hen Harrier Action."

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Tags peatlands, sphagnum, henharrierday, uplands, moors, heather, stonewalldams, naturediary, blog, guestblog
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Guest writer for Wild Intrigue.

Urban Utopia

Nick Wilson-Smith January 18, 2021

“As a child I could literally see its tree tops from my bedroom window. I hadn’t visited for a couple of years, but I had heard rumours that a remarkable little bird had returned to Jesmond Dene some time ago.”

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Tags kingfisher, urbanwildlife, fungi, robin, jesmonddene, waterfall, wildintrigue, naturediary, blog, guestblog
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