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The Ranger Diaries blog has now shifted in a slightly different direction to previous years in the form of a shorter, more habitual and traditional diary entry. This format gives me the platform to share more nature stories in real time. Visit my diary - become inspired by nature and join me on a journey through the seasons.

Of course, you can still peruse all of my former, more extensive writings below by exploring the blog archive or simply by searching for the subject matter of your choice.

 

A Symbiotic Alliance

Nick Wilson-Smith February 24, 2024

“For my first writings of 2024, I thought I’d go for something slightly more unconventional. We’ve all seen them on a woodland walk, on dry stone walls, fallen twigs or even on roadside trees, but they tend to at a glance be quite unassuming commodities and ones to which many will just be passersby.“

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Tags lichens, uklichens, britishlichens, ukwildlife, woodland, trees, ecology, naturediary, blog
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An Autumnal Cornucopia

Nick Wilson-Smith November 13, 2022

“My writing this month will swerve the stereotypical adjectives of this glorious season, and will instead hone in on the assemblage of phenomenal fungi that I have found, along with a couple of real periodic treasures of the fall - both of which were entirely unexpected encounters.”

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Tags autumn, fungi, toad, northumberland, lakedistrict, redsquirrel, salmon, woodland, naturediary, blog
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Mustelid Magic

Nick Wilson-Smith January 29, 2022

“Whilst I was quietly confident that birds would use it fairly quickly for bathing and preening, there was one visitor that I could never have really expected to show up, nor so promptly. The visitor in question arrived almost immediately after the pond was first filled and frequently returned for refreshment in the forthcoming days.”

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Tags winter, invertebrates, redkite, wildlifegarden, pond, badger, snowdrop, woodland, naturediary, blog
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