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Stephen Thompson
Mar 27, 2021
Interview with James Lowen, Wildlife photgrapher, author and Travel Guide
Click below to read an interview that I gave on the wonders of the natural world.
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Stephen Thompson
Mar 27, 2021
Deer oh Deer
A short blog, Can you guess what it's about? I was driving into work this morning, came round a bend to be greeted by a most wonderful...
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Stephen Thompson
Mar 24, 2021
Birds Birds and more Fantastic Birds
The week starting Monday 15th March started as normal without too much excitement, little did I know what was soon to follow and turn out...
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Stephen Thompson
Mar 16, 2021
From Rutland Water to the British Birdwatching Fair Inside Tim Appleton’s wild career
Tim Appleton MBE (now retired) is well known as the warden of Rutland Water nature reserve in the UK and co-founder of the British...
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Stephen Thompson
Mar 14, 2021
Under the cover of darkness...
The city that never sleeps is a phrase you would associate with a city like New York or London. Late night restaurants, twenty-four hour...
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Stephen Thompson
Mar 8, 2021
Trips to Frampton Marsh Lincolnshire July 2020
In July 2020 I made 2 trips to the amazing reserve of Frampton Marsh on the Lincolnshire coast, the first was a fairly short stay...
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Stephen Thompson
Mar 7, 2021
Birds of Prey - Wooing the birds!
John O'Gaunt greenkeeper and ecologist, Steve Thompson, looks at three birds of prey that, with a bit of good fortune and careful...
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Stephen Thompson
Feb 28, 2021
Getting ready for spring
The summer months have gone again for another year and winter is upon us. But what does a lonely greenkeeper do now the grass has stopped...
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Stephen Thompson
Feb 21, 2021
A golf course is not just a golf course!
Steve Thompson's motto says it all. His tireless conservation work at John O'Gaunt Golf Club has seen him win numerous awards, and he has...
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Stephen Thompson
Feb 19, 2021
RADIO INTERVIEW - 3 counties radio
Click below for a conservation interview given on 3 counties radio
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Stephen Thompson
Feb 19, 2021
Communicating the wonders of the natural world with Stephen Moss
Click below to read an interview that I gave on the wonders of the natural world.
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Stephen Thompson
Feb 19, 2021
Golf Environment Awards 2018 winners announced
Click below for an article related to me winning Conservation greenkeeper of the year in 2018.
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Stephen Thompson
Feb 19, 2021
ARTICLE - The Moths of John O’Gaunt Golf Club
An article that I wrote towards the end of 2020 for environmentalgolfawards.com CLICK IMAGE to be taken directly to the article.
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Stephen Thompson
Feb 14, 2021
Birds and birdsong - ‘Ring’ the changes!
John O'Gaunt greenkeeper and ecologist, Steve Thompson, suggests that a world without birdsong would be a duller place. In this article,...
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Stephen Thompson
Feb 7, 2021
Empowering the members
I have always been interested in birdwatching from an early age so, after I left school, the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of...
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Stephen Thompson
Feb 7, 2021
Nettles and other weeds - Not as bad as you think!
John O'Gaunt greenkeeper and ecologist, Steve Thompson, looks at the benefits that nettles and other 'weeds' bring to the golf course. In...
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