Bushy Park Nature Diary - Summer
Well, summer is nearly over and I’ve once again come to the conclusion that I’m not very good at keeping a regular blog! With the onset of autumn I need to make a renewed effort to explore and share the world around me, so consider this the first step… The summer of Covid-19 has been an unusual one, but there have also been a lot of opportunities for self-reflection, insight and discovery. I’m heartened by the number of people who have used this time as an opportunity to reconnect with their local area and the wildlife in it, even if a few people seem to have reconnected with their local open spaces by setting them on fire. Everyone has been trying to guess at what “The New Normal” will look like. I’m not going to do that because, as with everything around Covid-19, I don’t think anything is certain. I do have a lot of hope though that with a renewed interest in the natural world, more people will be spending time in nature, and hopefully doing so responsibly. So what have I discov