16 MAY 1952, page 14

A Jackdaw's Nest

Something made me look up at the particular moment that a jack- daw flew on to the crags above me, and I watched it enter a hole. It did not come out, and I set off up the slope......

Surefooted Sheep

My grandfather always insisted that a mountain sheep had a better flavour because it fed on the finer herbs and grasses that grow in inaccessible places. The sweet herbs made......

Pike And - Waterfowl At The Bird Sanctuary We Were Welcomed

by the man whose job it is to see that the waterfowl are allowed to nest and breed in peace. He was particularly glad to see us, because moorhen and duck have young and are at......

Country Life

THERE is something wonderful about the peace of a Sunday morning in the country. The cottages and farms are only half awake, and the roads are almost deserted. We were on our......

Bedding Plants

Plant out salvias, asters, stocks, antirrhinums and other bedding plants that provide a show when the last of the tulips have gone and the aubrietia bloom is fading on the......