21 dedicated park/wildlife areas will be connected by retained hedgerows and green paths, thus supporting the natural world and our own health and well-being. I note too that now and then my notes suggest we should also “look up”. The sky can give us some delightful cloud shapes, breathtaking sunsets and views of bird-life not otherwise seen, e.g., buzzards being mobbed by gulls, a red kite, a chevron of wild geese arriving. Writing these reflections on 16 years of Nature Notes I am in our garden listening to the recent fledglings, watching some with parents still feeding them, holly blue butterflies are on the wing, honey bees are busy at flower heads, a squirrel has bounded across the lawn and most pleasing a goldfinch is drinking from the bird bath. Perhaps then if we all play our part, us in our gardens, landowners protecting hedgerows, developers and authorities respecting and boosting biodiversity, all will be well. Pete Hewitt, Myland Heritage Group From inside the community
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