A bird to be treasured

“I am a blackbird, singing my song” This is what I used to hear when I opened the front door early in the morning.  That is, I heard a blackbird from across the street, and the first part of his song sounded just like, “I am a blackbird”, and I added the rest (and more,Continue reading “A bird to be treasured”

Badger Green

Places like Badger Green seem to be overlooked when people talk of ‘access to nature’ or ‘green spaces’. I’m not sure why this is. Has someone decided a ‘green space’ should be a minimum size, or that it must be designated a ‘park’? Southampton City Council’s website has a category called ‘parks and open spaces‘.Continue reading “Badger Green”