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21. Rural Reading: Tiptoe through the mushrooms
Get Wokingham, Friday 25 November 2011One of my local walks is along the old branch line through the Kennet meadows from Southcote to Coley.
22. Rural Reading. Good Smews for twitchers
Get Wokingham, Friday 02 December 2011You can tell that winter is officially here as all the winter birds have arrived.
23. Rural Reading: Beauty and danger on meadows
Get Wokingham, Friday 09 December 2011The meadows in Coley and Southcote are rarely visited, except for the few paths that cross them. In between lie large areas of meadow that are quite difficult to explore.
24. Rural Reading: Dreaming of turtle doves
Get Wokingham, Friday 03 June 2011Once a year I do a bird-watching race that involves me chasing around Berkshire on a bike, looking for birds.
25. Rural Reading: Waxwing visit was berry rare
Get Wokingham, Friday 14 January 2011You may have seen the story earlier this week about waxwings outside the Reading Post offices.
26. Rural Reading: Meadow flood attracts flocks
Get Wokingham, Friday 21 January 2011At last there is water flowing through town. There is a flood warning on the Thames and the Kennet is a swollen angry torrent.
27. Rural Reading: Join RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch
Get Wokingham, Friday 28 January 2011This weekend is the weekend of the Big Garden Birdwatch.
28. Rural Reading: Birdsong will build to chorus
Get Wokingham, Friday 04 February 2011The signs of spring are here. The days are noticeably longer, there are green shoots poking through the soil and the birds have started singing in earnest.
29. Rural Reading: Nature’s a buzz with life already
Get Wokingham, Friday 11 February 2011After what seems like forever, we now have lots of flowers blooming around town, crocus, snowdrops and aconites, and for a few days at least it was warm and sunny too.
30. Rural Reading: Waking up to blackbird song
Get Wokingham, Friday 18 February 2011I will almost be sorry to see winter go. I have got used to the cold and the wind, and I really enjoy the wildlife that comes here for the cold season.
