24 JANUARY 1958, page 28

Restless Squirrel

A red squirrel has been diverting and delighting our immediate neighbourhood these past few days. Apparently it came out of hibernation about a fortnight ago and it was seen......

Country Life

By IAN NIALL OLD-FASHIONED winters belong to those engravings depicting frozen ponds with skaters blissfully gliding in arm-locked pairs and knickerbockered boys and smaller......

Protective

When greenstuff begins to run short, birds in- variably turn to the buds on gooseberry bushes, it seems. The surest protection is an entanglement of black cotton, but soot......

Lost Sheep

Homing pigeons, homing cats, dogs, horses and even fish are given publicity. Homing sheep are not so renowned and yet sheep are plainly much affected by environment When little......