Sarah took a photograph of the Degeers longhorn moth in the wood the other day. We both thought it might be rare. Dr. Patrick Roper was kind but honest. ‘Quite common hereabouts at this time of year’. But he offered an even kinder footnote in a pic of ‘Libellula Depressa’ or what you and I [...]
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By Botany Is Beyond Me – part two
So continuing Christopher’s theme – yesterday Dr Patrick Roper came to do another species count in one of our wild flower meadows. He’s doing a year long study of the farm and is definitely one of those people who know all the Latin names for everything. He’s a clever bloke. So clever, I reckon he [...]
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This is the story of a rural life, lived by Sarah and Christopher on their 40 acre Wealden farm, near Rye, which they share with assorted animals, wild flowers, trees, an eclectic array of locals and the odd visitor who thinks it's an idyll. Sometimes it is.
