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Look out girls, Humphrey the Ram is warming up!

by Tria Stebbing. The time is running away with us and the evenings are drawing in. Nature is providing us…

Close at hand, the basket stood with nuts from brown October’s wood

by A J Selby. Ask any group of people to name their favourite season and many will plump for spring…

If Napoleon had this cream, history may have been different…

by Fiona Chapman. One of the highlights of walking in the woods in autumn is coming across glossy, tactile and…

Meditations in nature: The phantom of the forest

by Susie Curtin. It is not often that I set out into the woods with an agenda, but I have…

How to beat procrastination

by Alice Johnsen. Many years ago we were repairing a barn. It was not an easy job and there was…

Comforting bake for colder nights

by Rebecca Vincent. As the evenings draw in and get cooler I love a nice comforting bake, and this creamy…

Exciting entries in food awards

by Barbara Cossins. The 2022 Love Local Trust Local Awards are just beginning. Some of the finest Dorset food producers…

What does being a veterinary nurse involve?

by Lynn Broom. Longmead Veterinary Practice Veterinary nurses are essential members of the veterinary team and they bring their own unique…

It’s tree planting time again!

by Sally Gregson. Now, a few weeks and months after the last fiery breaths of the drought, it’s time to…

Hardy fellows from plains of southern Africa

by Sally Gregson. As the days shorten, the temperatures cool, and the garden starts to shut down for the winter,…