Adapting to Omicron and Covid-19 … The best Christmas Party yet
We learned recently that new restrictions are necessary to protect us all from the new Omicron variant of our now all too familiar foe - Covid 19: Whilst Office parties are not banned, the fun will be knocked out by the muffled conversations of mask wearing party goers. However, at…
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Wilding Book
I recommend Isabella Tree's book on re-wilding, which deals with the project at Knepp. This has been incredibly successful with using ancient breeds of cattle, pigs and other livestock. They have also had large gains in numbers of birds and butterflies, most notably Turtle Dove and Purple Emperor butterfly…
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Indian Summer Dream
How much might you be longing for one of those dreamy, mellow Indian Summers: like those that garlanded our childhood memories - with slow-mo sunny afternoons and lingering picnics in favourite country places - special only to us? Well, I am dreaming - and dreams can come true, but first…
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Save Millions On Your Next Development Site
Save Millions on your next site: You can do this simply signing up for net bio-diversity gain? Sound’s crazy – right? Well we think you’ll ‘go wild’ at the savings we can make for you. So how can you save so much money by embracing what must seem like a…
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Beware the Equinox Siberian Tiger
Beware the equinox Siberian Tiger - it bites! I've kept a little quiet on the weather - it's been too benign. However, signs are gathering & near enough in range to share a wary warning with you. After a brief cold snap on Tuesday next week, it warms up, spring…
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Lock-Down Routines & Rituals: Desk to 45 Challenge:
With studies showing that inactivity is the new "smoking" when it comes to health & well-being, getting stuck under your desk has become a big issue & loss of fitness a real-life risk. You are undoubtedly 35% more efficient than last year for not doing all that crazy-horses driving about…
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Biodiversity net gains
One really important difference that James Blake Associates has as a team, in the eyes of our clients, is our multi-disciplinary services (Arb, Eco, Landscape and legacy), but it’s not just the multi-disc that’s the key point of difference – (several other firms have that too) but the spirit in…
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Wet back gardens
1. Causation Diagnosis: there are several causes: and often the worst cases are a product of several of these causes coinciding. These are (inter alia) a) former road ways insufficiently broken out (common with old mental hospital or MOD sites); b) old haul roads; c) old materials/ build access routes…
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Heartening So Many Clients Still Going Strong
Whilst many clients are locked down, many are still going, all working from home. There is a shared commitment that even if this horrid disease were to linger for a year, it’s a short time in development time frames, and promoting new sites is still crucial, to ensure we have…
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