by Miki Marks As the deciduous trees shed their leaves in the autumn, some Surrey woods reveal historical secrets. Have you ever wondered why there are ...
Cranleigh Magazine
by Miki Marks Is there a more dreaded weed in a garden than ground elder? Not a native plant, more of a guest that has outstayed its welcome. It is not ...
by Miki Marks January is not a popular month with many. Too long, too dark, too cold; cheerless after all the bright celebrations in December. We have two ...
By Miki Marks Ronald Blythe died in January this year – at the age of 100 just after a new book of his writings was compiled and published, under the ...
by Miki Marks One of Nature’s life-and-death dramas played itself out in our conservatory the other day. First, there was a loud buzzing noise and on ...
By Miki Marks Some talk of Alexander, and some of Hercules, of Hector and Lysander etc – these figures are not heroes to me. One of my heroes died in July ...
Photo © Barnaby Bamford It seems obvious, doesn’t it, that all new developments should be built on brownfield sites to protect our diminishing green ...
It is very pleasant to sit on a bench by the Centenary Gardens early in the morning and watch the rabbits. I find them appealing animals and despite the fact ...
Photo © Holly Finn The photo of the pansy in the paving was sent to me by a friend – and she gave the picture the title ‘Persistence’. It is greatly ...
What has happened to my sticklebacks? I have been looking in the brook at the end of my garden for a month now and no sign of them. I’ve lived here since 2007 ...
Primula veris Primroses appear first– and then the closely related cowslip. Four English counties claim the cowslip as its flower: Essex, Northamptonshire, ...
It might seem a cause for celebration that Spring is said to have come a month early this year. But this might not be necessarily a good thing for wildlife. A ...
