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Sometimes it’s the things that everyone knows that turn out to be the most puzzling...

Madeleine GrayMarch 21, 2015

Back in 2022, when we were mostly getting over the lockdowns, I went over the...

Madeleine GrayMarch 1, 2026

Another discovery in the late great Oliver Rackham’s Ancient Woods of South-east Wales (edited from...

Madeleine GrayNovember 23, 2022

Well, the tortoise and hare thing didn’t work, but we had fun anyway. About 2,000...

Madeleine GrayJune 30, 2013

Another lovely afternoon, this time at the National History Museum in St Fagan’s watching the...

Madeleine GrayJuly 10, 2013

First post on the new (renamed) site – there wasn’t enough room for all the...

Madeleine GrayApril 19, 2016