Annette J Beveridge

The Woman Who Never Gives Up

Some people inspire and somehow never give up even when the challenge tests every fibre of their being.

Sally Orange is that person, and it was a pleasure to meet up with her this week. I have known Sally for a few....

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'Very rare visitor' spotted at nature reserve A "very rare visitor", a bird, has been spotted at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve in East Sussex, in November 2025

Rye Harbour Nature Reserve was delighted to welcome an American golden plover, an uncommon sight in Britain.

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RSPB Otmoor wetlands reserve to expand with new habitat bank - BBC News A new 21-hectare site will be added to RSPB Otmoor, in Oxfordshire.

A nature reserve that is home to rare species of wading birds is set to grow in size.
RSPB Otmoor, in Oxfordshire, will be extended with the addition of a new 21-hectare site, which had previously been agricultural land.
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Absolutely. When I lived in France, I was lucky to have a pair nesting on a ledge at the house. Worried me sick when a wren would sometimes land on my cats back outside (he didn't notice as it was so light) so to make an easier route to the nest. Chicks all fledged. 🙂

No she isn't. She is a very skilled journalist reporting on something she noticed.

Such beautiful little birds. It is such a joy when they visit.

Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how

A magnificent piece of work. Comprehesive, revelatory & shocking. Journalism this good is always rare & precious but never moreso than at times like this. Latter day Lord Haw Haws being plumped, preened & delivered to your doorstep in plain sight by a Nazi-saluting goon
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Inspired pairing of #RidgeandFrost on Sky Breakfast.
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Climate stress is a thing. People are right to be worried by the lack of action of leaders. It is playing Russian Roulette with our lives. Reform UK, the Con Party, and the Labour Govt are all complicit in our ever-increasing stress and IT MATTERS. #COP30

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Almost 120 flying foxes hospitalised after giant hail smashes Queensland colony Rescued bats taken to RSPCA wildlife hospital in Brisbane’s south-west with injuries including ‘faces that were smashed and broken wings’

When a severe hailstorm hit the tiny Queensland township of Esk on the weekend, it wasn’t just people ducking for cover.

Almost 120 flying foxes were injured, some critically, before being rescued by volunteers...

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Don't Look Now theatre review plus check out the new True Soul Massage.

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The weather was miserable here last night and I couldn't help but worry about wildlife. I went out this morning and my gorgeous robin emerged safe and sound from the hedgerow and had breakfast from my hand. That connection with nature is EVERYTHING.

West Penwith sees a successful season for barn owls National Trust rangers record 21 barn owl chicks fledging this season.

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THOUSANDS of tickets have already been sold for the light and sound show experience due to take place at Salisbury Cathedral in November.

The theme for Sarum Lights is Lost Worlds, and the exterior and interior of the Cathedral...
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Urgent appeal as over 150 hens need Hampshire homes or face slaughter More than 150 ex-commercial hens in Hampshire need new homes as pets in Southampton, or they will otherwise face slaughter, a trust has said.

Can anyone help?

More than 150 hens need Hampshire homes or face slaughter

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UK campaigners launch bill to give nature legal rights Private member’s bill backed by Chris Packham and Natalie Bennett would impose a duty of care on government and business

UK NATURE'S RIGHTS BILL LAUNCHED IN PARLIAMENT TODAY

The bill reclassifies nature as a SUBJECT of law, with legal personhood.

It recognises that neither humans or economies can exist without nature.

This profound but positive disruption is needed NOW.

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Mountain Goated

The new issue of the Bad Naturalist newsletter is here, and it has goats! And sheep! And monarchs! And hoverflies! And a poodle!
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Packed room in Darlington

Extraordinary packed scenes everywhere we're taking the Green Party message.

Darlington - another stop on the trip of the North East where we're making hope normal again.

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Ural Owl population in Norway boosted by hundreds of nestboxes A long-term nestbox initiative in Norway has seen the rare Ural Owl increase from a handful of nesting sites to 23 occupied boxes by 2022. More than 450 nestboxes were monitored, showing growing colon...

A long-term nestbox campaign in Norway has brought encouraging signs for Ural Owl, showing a clear increase in occupied nest sites.

Only first recorded nesting in Norway in 1886, the Ural Owl has persisted in the country's south-east, particularly along the ..

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New population of rare hazel dormice found in Lindfield, Sussex - BBC News The dormice have been found in Eastern Road nature reserve by volunteers who tracked pawprints.

A population of hazel dormice has been located in a nature reserve in West Sussex.
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Write Learn & Publish: Why writers MUST go deep down the emotional rabbit hole How to write fiction with emotional honesty

How deep do writers need to go when writing emotional scenes for a novel?

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Inside Salisbury: The Government Inspector Controversial development in Laverstock gets the go-ahead

Theatre review:

A simple misunderstanding cascaded into riotous fun in Studio Theatre’s latest production, The Government Inspector or A Little Local Difficulty.

Plus Salisbury News

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Why we are so complacent about climate change.

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How Write, Learn, & Publish Can Help You Turn Ideas into Published Work Are you ready to take your writing to the next level?

Every published short story or best-selling book starts with an idea that refuses to go away. The way to becoming a writer of merit is to listen to that idea, shape it, form it, and expand it into a viable story that will engage others.

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Beveridge News: Why we are so disconnected from climate change Our blinkered approach to climate change could be costly

If the house was on fire, we would take action and call the fire brigade yet when the very planet on which we live is heating up, and life as we know it is at risk, we hesitate. Why?
For most people, this is not ignorance of the reality, just that the issue is a..
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It’s not every day that you get to meet an author who is not only passionate about witchcraft but practices it too.

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Can't wait to see this...

Blithe Spirit
Searching for character inspiration, novelist Charles Condomine invites an eccentric medium, Madame Arcati, to hold a séance one evening. Everything seems to have gone according to plan until....

#SalisburyPlayhouse #wiltscreative

Politics feels grubby at the moment with the Government, the Conservative Party and Reform UK vying to see how low they can go....but all is not lost.

Can the Green Party make a difference? Leader Zack Polanski thinks so.

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I had a late start this morning and my gorgeous little robin was waiting for me. Love that he trusts me and flies to my hand daily. He can get food from the feeders but I think he likes the interaction too.💚

A DAZZLING display of fireworks is to return to Salisbury Racecourse in November.

The family-friendly event will provide a 12-minute firework display, live music from ‘This is Queen,’...read more here: insidesalisbury.substack.com