Phil Gates' Final Country Diary After 40 Years — SkimNews
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- Phil Gates publishes his final "Country diary" column after nearly 40 years, concluding that keeping looking closely at ordinary plants — in this case, broad-leaved dock — yields lasting fascination.
- From Stanhope in Weardale, the column notes that after another exceptionally dry summer, naturalists are weighing which species will emerge as winners and losers.
Why it matters: The retirement of a four-decade nature column closes a regular window on close observation of Weardale's ordinary flora, just as repeated dry summers are forcing naturalists to ask which local species will thrive and which will decline.
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