Kate Blincoe

The Norwich pigeon wars: how birds are dividing a UK city To the local people feeding the growing flock every day, they are ‘perfect’ creatures with beautiful plumage. To others, they are creating a Hitchcockian nightmare – defecating, stealing and spreading...

Funnily enough the pigeons in nearby Norwich are also getting Guardian column inches: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Country diary: Wood pigeon courtship rituals are straight out of Bridgerton | Kate Blincoe Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: I can’t tell which birds are male and which are female and, it turns out, neither can they. There is a system, though

Doves and pigeons are busy courting in today's @theguardian.com country diary by @kateblincoe.bsky.social.

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This is brilliant! ‘Carpet bags’ 😆

Country diary: Bursts of white in the winter murk | Kate Blincoe Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: As chief clothes-washer in our home, I see egrets and snowdrops and wonder how anything living in the marsh or riverbank can stay so clean

How do egrets and snowdrops stay whiter than the washing in all that mud? Good question, @kateblincoe.bsky.social! Here's today's @theguardian.com country diary...

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Ah that’s brilliant! He lives and breathes the conservation now. Thanks for your message x

Country diary: There’s more to mistletoe than Christmas kisses | Kate Blincoe Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Wildlife seems to like it as much as we do, and if you’re patient, you can make like a mistle thrush and spread it around

"Some people spread festive cheer. I spread parasites." Mistletoe on the move in today's @theguardian.com country diary by @kateblincoe.bsky.social.

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Only just saw this. Thank you so much x

Country diary: There’s something cooking in the woods | Kate Blincoe Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: In this moment of great seasonal change, I go looking for butterflies and find a ‘feathered’ fungus

October's the yellow month in @kateblincoe.bsky.social's @theguardian.com country diary today.

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Country diary: An autumn fireball that’s a sanctuary for insects | Kate Blincoe Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: The Robin’s pincushion is a most rare vision – and has an unexpected origin for its unusual name

Dry September goes by in an alcoholic haze in today's @theguardian.com country diary by @kateblincoe.bsky.social.

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You should have written the ‘headline’ - absolutely love that description!!

The pleasure was all mine

Confronting the barriers that stand between mothers and walking the land. My review of the inspirational Pathfinding: On Walking, Motherhood and Freedom, by @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social in @resurgencetrust.bsky.social

Such a glorious piece! Soo full of layers. Good luck with the move xx

They are soul destroying aren’t they! Probably beat soft play warehouses for young family entertainment but that’s not saying much! Those days are behind me now

Country diary: Five acres of prickly puzzle | Kate Blincoe Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Our new teasel maze is proving baffling for the ponies, but good for the goldfinches

Could this be the world’s first teasel maze?! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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It was so sad, but I’m glad she had a chance and it was a real privilege to see her up close. Very grateful to the bat conservation trust for the work they do.

@batconservation.bsky.social thanks to your wonderful volunteer, Jane, who gave the injured bat a chance

Country diary: Some bats need a little help to get through the night | Kate Blincoe Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: My week of nursing a long-eared bat back to health ends with me planting evening primrose in my garden

A bat in trouble and how to help them in your garden in today's @theguardian.com country diary by @kateblincoe.bsky.social.

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Country diary: A bumper year for orchids – the meadow is brimming with them | Kate Blincoe Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: On the farm, cutting the grass early has allowed wildflowers to thrive, especially the bee and pyramidal orchids

Orchids, sainfoin and swallows in today's @theguardian.com country diary by @kateblincoe.bsky.social.

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Congratulations Anoushka. It’s such a boost isn’t it? And really special to find a new team of people who get it!

Thank you Nic. I very much appreciate that x

Thanks for sharing this Nic. Some of the comments suggest my ending is too depressing. But the lack of government action is what is really depressing in my view.

You will (but it’s still agonising) x

I much prefer writing to speaking but my Dad is brilliant on his podcast! Thanks for recommending it x

Oh Nicola, 35 is astonishing! My boy always had bright eyes and spirit but his cushings became untreatable and he lost a lot of mobility with arthritis x

Country diary: A Wordsworthian moment, golden and dancing | Kate Blincoe Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Among bee orchids and incipient bluebells, I see a host of daffodils, and wonder if they’re wild

Is it a Wordsworthian moment or not? Daffs, orchids & bluebells in today's @theguardian.com country diary by @kateblincoe.bsky.social.

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Country diary: My daughter says she’s seen a fawn – has she? | Kate Blincoe Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Muntjac deer mate all year round, so it’s quite possible. I take to the oak throne that we have on the farm, and scan the view

In today's @theguardian.com country diary @kateblincoe.bsky.social sits on an oaken throne, looking for a fawn in the field. #naturewriting #countrydiary

That’s wonderful to hear. I totally agree with you - I think seasonal rituals help in so many ways, maybe especially in the darker colder months

Lovely, I was inspired by the tradfolk directory to start a wassail locally where there was none. More seasonal rituals I say, they help us connect with our environment, our food and our community tradfolk.co/customs/wass...

You’re too kind Anna ☺️x