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I’ve lived in Lanarkshire all of my 38 years, and in that time I have seen my local area change beyond all recognition, and definitely not for the better. From the appearance of massive identikit housing estates where rolling fields once rang to the song of yellowhammers, the inexorable process of urbanisation goes on as the local authorities undertake a concerted effort to eradicate every sign of nature- or so it seems. The nature- filled halcyon days of my childhood are a swiftly receding memory, replaced by the creeping horror of what is replacing them. Its important, I think, to highlight what we, as nature lovers in general and bird lovers in particular, still have, for the moment at least.

Wants and Needs- Whats the Difference? Posted Saturday 28th July 2012 at 18:30 by Green Sandpiper My birding has been seriously restricted over the past few weeks. Thanks to a kidney stone, family duties, then a (admittedly wonderful) holiday, I've barely ventured out for a month. In this time, restricted as it was to garden watching, made me realise how much I had come to rely on my weekly birding escapes. Deciding to bite the bullet- and mindful of Mrs Green Sandpiper's oft- stated desire for me to take more exercise- I opted to skip the Olympic festivities for a dusk walk... Continue reading... Green Sandpiper Registered User

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