NEXT Monday is November 1 and it will be a noisy day in the countryside.

THE Smooth-hound shark may be in danger of being wiped out here.

I’VE been seeing quite a few hedgehogs recently and on several occasions when I’ve let my dog out at night there has been an uproar of barking as he discovers one and dares it to unroll and fight like a man.

THERE was a bit of autumn sunshine and I had some free time so I decided to go fishing.

THE British Trust for Ornithology, normally called the BTO, publishes a Garden Bird Feeding Survey and it makes for interesting reading.

THE other day I set off for a business lunch in a pub in a country town.

IT’S a beautiful day.

RECENTLY I noticed that the fish in my small pond had starting acting oddly.

I CAME back from a short holiday to find the pond on the patio in need of attention.

I GOT a phone call from an excited friend of mine the other day.