Author Archives: Ross

The rising flight and song of the skylark is one of the most thrilling wildlife displays you can hope to see in the South Suffolk countryside.

Practising yoga can lead to you becoming fitter, more flexible, and help with mental health. Why then, don’t more men give it a try?

It is a sound that stops me in my tracks every time I hear it – the unmistakeable throbbing hum that emanates from the giant wings of mute swans as they fly over Sudbury.

Experienced anglers know that catching fish is a waiting game…enter the mysterious grey heron: the gangly inhabitant of watery landscapes; a lakeside loiterer; a prowler of ponds.

When David Attenborough speaks, people take notice – and now he is warning of an impending biodiversity crisis. But what is the situation like for wildlife in Suffolk?

Within a few generations, muntjac deer have become a common sight in Suffolk – to the point where these adaptable grazers are now having an impact on our native wildlife and our dinner plates.

The loss of competitive grassroots football for six months because of the pandemic has made people realise that its importance goes far beyond the game on the pitch.

Cricket returned last month, the first recreational sport to start up again after lockdown…. what an opportunity to visit some of the county’s loveliest cricket grounds.

East Anglia is renowned for many things but few people will know it can lay claim to being the farm pond capital of England and Wales.

A visit to see the badgers at Fingringhoe Wick in Essex is a joy for any nature lover but in many places in the UK the animal’s future is less than certain.