Tim BradfordNov 27, 20061 min readInhabitants of the Rural HedgerowWhen there is a bite to the air and the winds begin to take most of the leaves, it’s time for new visitors to appear in the hedgerows...
Tim BradfordSep 2, 20062 min readThe Art of Sowing Grass SeedI’ve been sowing grass seed on our new meadow. A few days ago this was still a few ugly piles of clay, gorse and weeds but a man with a...
Tim BradfordAug 11, 20062 min readThe Rat and the RakeWe now have a rat. It’s part of the Lurraga wildlife park experience. Rats in London are evil disease-spreaders but this rat seems like...
Tim BradfordAug 4, 20061 min readOver the HedgeThe cows in our field are always trying to escape. There are a couple of ringleaders who always set the others off. There are only eight...
Tim BradfordJun 23, 20061 min readDid I miss Fisheries Awareness Week?Did I miss Fisheries Awareness Week? We’d cut out a snippet of news from the Clare Champion, then filed it away under Things to Do. But...
Tim BradfordMay 28, 20061 min readReturn of the HareSplashing across our lawn on a rain-spackled evening, the hare announces his return by dancing in the pools of water that form in the...
Tim BradfordMay 17, 20061 min readThe Ever-Expanding GreynessGrey everywhere today. Biting wet winds are blowing in from the south east. The Aran Islands look like three faint grey clouds as sea...
Tim BradfordMar 4, 20061 min readKestrel Dowsing OverviewThis afternoon I spotted a can of Kestrel Super K on the route of the lost Hackney Brook. I’ve noticed over the last few months that...
Tim BradfordMar 4, 20061 min readKestrel Dowsing OverviewThis afternoon I spotted a can of Kestrel Super K on the route of the lost Hackney Brook. I’ve noticed over the last few months that...
Tim BradfordNov 9, 20041 min readThe StoneAs I was flicking through the Stoke Newington OS map from 1868 (it’s a gripping read) I noticed that, north of the avenue and embankment...
Tim BradfordNov 8, 20041 min readBlackberry WayA Hackney Brook walk around to the new Arsenal stadium to gawp at some concrete and cranes then a quick sketching session (still can’t...
Tim BradfordOct 24, 20041 min readClissold Park Chainsaw MassacreAnother of the ancient horse chestnuts in the south western sector of Clissold Park, probable remnants of the old Newington Common, has...
Tim BradfordOct 18, 20041 min readOld Tree’s Time Has ComeMore old trees in Clissold Park are being cut down. Some of the gnarled horse chestnut trees in the south west corner have seemingy died...
Tim BradfordOct 16, 20041 min readOld St. Mary’s Kestrel ConnectionThe little Hawthorne bush that nestles into an eastern corner of Old St Mary’s Church is covered in bright red berries. Beneath it is a...
Tim BradfordSep 23, 20041 min readSaluting magpies on a sunny morning“Hello Mr Magpie!” I whispered, as I reached the north eastern sector of Clissold Park. Why do I do this? I used to think it was kind of...
Tim BradfordSep 13, 20041 min readFading leavesYet another of the old horse chestnut trees in Clissold Park is starting to peg out. On the south side, near the route of the buried New...
Tim BradfordJan 8, 20041 min readIs this Spring?Yesterday – 7th January – I saw the first ladybird of Spring. It landed on the screen of my Imac while I was checking the latest...
Tim BradfordApr 10, 20021 min readFox Rodent Hybrid Nut FiendsA mother is walking through the park with a small boy following behind, dribbling a football. A squirrel runs across their path. “I used...
