18 JULY 1952, page 18

Worm In The Wood In Every Old House Round About,

the beetle has been emerging from the woodwork. It seems to do well here, for the climate is mild and timber keeps its sap for a long time. I was amused to overhear a......

Country Life

LETTERS I have received in the past week or two convince me that the greater spotted woodpecker commonly deals with almonds by cracking them in a cleft or altole in a tree. One......

Eccentric Behaviour At The Lakeside I Saw Several...

the rough heath. One perched in a little bush close to my feet, and was unaware of my presence. I reached out, and, without expecting to catch the bird, was able to pick it up.......

Summer Heat Rocks Are Showing Everywhere Along The Bed Of

the stream, and it is hard to see the course of the water, for the flow has almost ceased. Under the overhang of bushes and weeds a cloud of midges turns and dances. Along the......

Harvesting Shallots

Shallots will soon be ripe. The leaves die and the clusters begin to break and dry out. They should be lifted, shaken and laid to dry properly, for, if they are not, they often......