Smallholder Index (2007) Entries are followed by month and page number.

A

abortion, alpacas Feb 67
All Fools Day Apr 104
All Hallows Eve Oct 10
All Saints Nov 50
All Souls Day (Soulmas) Nov 50
all terrain vehicles (ATVs) Jun 62-6, Nov 72
Allen, Will Sep 16
allotments
gardening for health Mar 12
Lee Senior, a year on the Feb 30-2
see also urban allotment
alpaca mini-mills Apr 39, Dec 74
alpacas
abortion Feb 67
Blenheim Dec 76-7
books dealing with Nov 36-7
bovine viral diarrhoea Feb 67, Aug 53-6
breeding Nov 79
caring for ageing Feb 67
caring for pregnant Jan 72-4
costs of buying and keeping Nov 79
diseases and hazards Nov 76-9
getting started with Nov 76-80
learning about Sep 47-8
maintaining standards Mar 63-5
plant poisoning Feb 65
recognising illness Feb 65
show time Jul 50-1
society see British Alpaca Society
successful knitwear shop Dec 72
transport regulations Apr 40-4
see also fleece
Angora Goats Apr 36
Goat Society
animal health, stress Oct 40-1
Animal Welfare Act Jun 39
aniseed toadstool Oct 35
Apple Day Oct 10
apples, history and mythology Oct 08-10
artificial insemination Dec 80-1
Ash Wednesday Feb 89
Assumption, Feast of Aug 82
ATVs see all terrain vehicles
avian flu see bird flu

B

bantam ducks Feb 54-7
bantams
Belgian Sep 98-102
definition and breeds Aug 84-7
Dutch Oct 76-8
Rosecomb Oct 78
Barc Apiary Feb 12
Bee Craft Dec 61
bee health clinic Apr 10-12
bee keepers
books for Nov 34-5
Spring Convention Apr 10-12
wassailing Jan 85-6
see also British Bee keepers Association
bee keeping
allowing for expansion Mar 37-8
CDS initiative, Ghana Jan 58
getting ready for winter Sep 41-2
health guidance leaflet Jul 14
jobs for February Feb 38
jobs for January Jan 86
jobs for March Mar 38
making the right decisions Jun 18-20
need for research Oct 26
sharing information online Mar 86-8
bee meeting, 2006 annual meeting Apr 12-14
bee-tree Jul 14
beechleaf gin May 39
beef, Quality Standard Mark Apr 51
Beef Assurance Scheme Apr 51
beehive complex, Garden Organic, Ryton Jul 14
beehives, at Chelsea Flower Show Aug 44-5
bees
importance of pollen in winter Feb 37-8
medicines, legislation Apr 12-14
pests and diseases Apr 14
swarm control May 84-5
see also honey; royal jelly
beeswax
candles Dec 60-1
exchange service Apr 10
Belgian bantams Sep 98-102
Beltane May 102
Berkshire pigs Mar 70-2
"big cats" theory Aug 24-5
billy goats, keeping Aug 62
bio-fuel production, NFU guidelines Jan 16
biomass supply chain May 16
birch polypore Oct 34
Bird Flu Apr 82
bird flu, ventilated tunnel protection May 18
bird song Feb 86
birds
feeding in winter Feb 82-4
growing food for Mar 32-4
on the smallholding Feb 22, May 88-90
see also wild birds
Black Bartholomew Aug 82
Black Cross Day Apr 104
black disease Jan 71
Black East Indian duck Feb 56-7
blackberry cordial Nov 24
blackish-purple russula Oct 34
blackleg Jan 71
Blenheim alpacas Dec 76-7
blue tits Feb 22
Blue Tongue disease Aug 42, Dec 36
Blue turkeys Apr 98, Aug 102
bluebell May 90
BLUP (Best Linear Unbiased Prediction) Jul 90
boletus parasiticus Oct 35
Bourbon Red turkeys Apr 98, Aug 102
bovine TB, testing for Jul 48
bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) Feb 67, Aug 53-6
Boycott, Rosie Aug 58-9
bramble wine May 39
Branston's Foil-sis May 18
brassicas May 36-8; Jul 35
braxy Jan 71
brewing, from wild plants Feb 87
bridleways, legislation Oct 14-16
British Alpaca Society Apr 39
British Angora Goat Society Mar 23
British Bee keepers Association Oct 26
British Lop pigs Nov 86
British White Cattle Apr 49-51
bronze turkeys Apr 96, Jul 84-6
broody hens
hatching with Jul 72-4
nutrition May 57
brussel sprouts (Q&A) Oct 54-5
Bryson, Bill Jul 20
buff ermine moth May 92
buff turkeys Apr 96, Jul 86
Burke Trophy Jul 48
butterflies, identification guide Aug 72-5
butternut squash (Q&A) Oct 55
buzzard May 88
BVD see bovine viral diarrhoea

C

Cae Post Nov 26-9
calabrese May 36-8
calendars Jan 22-6
call ducks Apr 90-4
on origins of May 62-4
rise in popularity Jun 104-7
calves, passports Jul 48
candle snuff fungus Oct 34
Candlemas Feb 89
Capel Manor Sep 18
carrots Feb 29
Cashgora/Cashmere goats Apr 36
cattle
artificial insemination Dec 80-1
breeds
British White Apr 49-51
Dexter Jan 77-8
Welsh Black Jul 48
hay requirements, winter Oct 46
see also calves
cereal feeds (poultry) May 60
chainsaws, training courses Nov 48
chanterelle Oct 34-5
Chelsea Flower Show
beehives at Aug 44-5
exhibitors Aug 35-6
chicken of the woods Oct 35
chicks
nutrition May 57
rearing Feb 48-9
chicory Sep 66
Chinese cabbage Aug 32
Christmas
gifts and books Nov 30-2, Dec 14-22, Dec 39
ten tips for a green Dec 43
Christmas tree, story of Dec 12-14
cider
health properties Oct 10
making Dec 64
city farms, aims and objectives Nov 22
Classical Dressage Team Apr 19
clostridial diseases, lambs Jan 70-1
coal tits Feb 22
Codd Aug 41-2
Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) Jul 14, Aug 46-5
common white helvella Oct 35
common yellow russula Oct 35
composting Aug 22
concentrate feeds Oct 46
contingency plans, animal transport Apr 44
copper, pest control May 35
corn marigold Aug 74
cornflower Aug 74
country businesses, starting up May 86-7
countryside courses Sep 34-7
Countrywide Renewable Fuels Conference May 14-16
crab apple Oct 08
Crack-Nut Day Sep 105
crias, caring for Jan 74
Crofters Commission May 28
crofting, differing views on Aug 14-16
cultivators May 98

D

dairy goats Apr 36
dandelion wine Jun 22-4
decoy ducks Apr 90-4
Deformed Wing virus Jul 16
Devon County Show Aug 12
Dexter cattle Jan 77-8
digital incubators Feb 14
Disappearing Bee Syndrome Jul 14-16
dog display, Royal Welsh Show Apr 19
dogs, and staggers in goats Jan 75
donkeys
free courses on caring for Sep 30
harnessing Dec 58-9
new year resolutions Jan 83-4
protecting from flies Jul 45
Dorset Down sheep Sep 53-4
downsizing Oct 22
driving licence Jun 72-4
droughts, man-induced Sep 68-9
ducklings, rearing Feb 48-9
ducks
breeds
bantams Feb 54-7
call ducks Apr 90-4, May 62-4, Jun 104-7
protecting Aug 96-100
starting with Jul 76-82
Dutch bantams Oct 76-8

E

eau de elderflower toilet water Jul 39-41
Eco House, Tommy Walsh's Nov 18-20
eggs
breeds for brown Dec 88-9
exhibiting Apr 84-8
hatching waterfowl Mar 52-8
home-laid Feb 52
laying trials May 48-51
production for the kitchen May 52
see also layers
elderflower fizz Jul 41
elderflower wine Jul 41
elderflowers Jul 39-41
English Honey Website Mar 86-8
Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations Nov 60-1
Epiphany Jan 92
Equestrian Support Services Apr 44
equines
insurance policies Jan 84
see also donkeys; horses and ponies
essential oils, bee medicine Apr 14
Ewart Evans, George May 100-2
ewes, flushing Nov 81-2

F

falconry display, Royal Welsh Show Apr 19
famine, Ireland (1845-9) Aug 80-2
Farm Assurance Mar 20-1
Farm XS Aug 18
Farming Connect Cumbria (FCC) Jan 09
Fearnley-Whittingstall, Hugh Jan 50-1
Fen skating Jan 89
fencing Mar 78-82
Fenland
a changing landscape Apr 104-5
property Sep 26
fertilisers (grassland) May 98
field workers, migrant Sep 104-5
fireworks Nov 98
fleece
alpaca
added value from Oct 49-52
assessing, preparing and grading May 74-6
merging of farming and fashion Dec 78
Royal Show Jul 51
selling Nov 60
skirting and preparing for processing Jun 42-5
Woolcount spinning mill Nov 43
sheep, prizes for organic Jul 53
see also spinning
flowers
on the smallholding May 90
winter Feb 23-4
flushing, ewes Nov 81-2
fly-tipping, guide to tackling Feb 14
foaling
delivering new arrivals Apr 34-5
preparing for Mar 35-6
foals, looking after May 83
foie gras, more misery for farm animals Aug 92-4
folk song Mar 76
food waste Aug 20-2
footpaths, legislation Oct 14-16
footrot Aug 41
Fordhall farm, saving Oct 24-5
Forest Futures Jan 09
Forest of Marston Woodworks Festival Sep 14
forestry, and tourism, Scotland May 29
Forestry Commission Scotland May 28
foxes Jun 96-102
France
buying property in Aug 26-7
ideal regions for smallholders Aug 30-1
retirement in Aug 28-9
smallholding in Mar 14-18
Frizzles Feb 59-61
fumitory Aug 74
fungi, identification Feb 23, Oct 34-5

G

Garden Organic, Ryton Jul 14, Sep 58-60
Gatekeeper butterfly Aug 72
global warming May 24-6
changing our habits Jun 33-5
goats
advice on milking Jun 36-9
choosing an appropriate breed Apr 36-7
diseases, staggers Jan 75-6
double tagging Jun 39
feeding Oct 36
festive traditions involving Dec 83-4
healthy mouths Feb 73
keeping Mar 66
making cheese Jul 46-7, Aug 60-2
National Trust culling Jun 39
skinning and processing Nov 40-1
society see British Angora Goat Society
tagging Nov 74
udder problems May 79-80
see also billy goats; kids
golden eelworm May 18
Good Friday Apr 104
grass staggers Jan 75
grassland
equipment essential for good May 95
guide to growing Apr 69-72
sowing time May 96-8
terminology Apr 74
tractor work Apr 76-8
grayling butterfly Aug 72
Great Flood (1948) Apr 104
great tits Feb 22
green lanes, legislation Oct 14-16
greenhouse effect May 26
greenhouses, choosing and buying Jul 36-8, Sep 63-5
greenstuff, for poultry May 60
grey partridge, slow recovery of May 16
grower's rations May 57
guinea fowl, "pros and cons" of keeping Jun 92-4
Guy Fawkes Night Nov 50

H

harness goats Apr 36-7
Hart Dyke, Tom May 40-2
hatching Sep 92
hay Oct 44
haylage Oct 44, Dec 56
Haywood, Ross (luthier) Jun 80
hedgehogs, helping hand for Nov 58-9
Hedgerow Planting Pack Jan 08
hedgerows Nov 44-6
hens
10 reasons for keeping Dec 86
keeping cool in hot weather Jun 86
moulting Sep 88
as pets for children Aug 90
see also broody hens
herbal wormers May 72
Hickathrift, Tom Feb 88-9
Highlands and Islands Enterprise network May 28
Holy Rood (Cross) Day Sep 105
homeopathy Jul 24-5
honey
choosing jars, lids and labels Aug 48-50
website Mar 86-8
see also bees; National Honey Show
Hopkins, Matthew Nov 49-50
horses and ponies
classical dressage, Royal Welsh show Apr 19
hay requirements, winter Oct 46
importance of field work Sep 55-7
laminitis Jun 40
new year resolutions Jan 83-4
paddock division Oct 37
protecting from flies Jul 43-5
rugging Feb 63-4
transport services Apr 44
winter feed Dec 54-6
see also foaling; foals
household scraps, poultry feed May 60
Hughes, George May 13
humidity, in incubation Jan 29-30

I

Iberian Lusitano horse Apr 19
ice ages May 24
incubation Jan 29-30
incubators
for all purposes Mar 10
digital Feb 14
purchasing Jan 30
siting Jan 30
using Feb 44-5
insects, growing food for Mar 32-4
insurance policies, equines Jan 84
internal parasite control May 71-2
Ireland
1845-9 famine Aug 80-2
alpaca mini-mill Dec 74
property Nov 38-9

J

JCBs Sep 76-8
Jones, Aled Apr 39

K

kale May 38
Kay, Ian Aug 89
kids (goat), what to do with excess Sep 50-1
King Alfred's Cakes Feb 23
Knight, Jo Sep 24, Nov 14-17, Dec 24-6
Kune Kune pigs Sep 31

L

lamb, Quality Standard Mark Apr 51
lambing
ABC series
A-M Jan 68-71
N-Z Mar 74-5
holistic approach Sep 30
lambs
care before market or breeding Apr 47-8
clostridial diseases Jan 70-1
laminitis Jun 40
Lammas Day Aug 82
landfill trading Aug 22
lavender, Shropshire venture Jan 87-8
layers
nutrition May 57
and egg production Mar 44
rearing Sep 90
see also eggs
lemon pudding May 52
levellers and harrowers Sep 78
lichens Feb 23
light pollution, impact of Feb 16-18
liver fluke May 71
livestock
selecting the right Jun 48-9
winter feeding Oct 44-6
winter forage Dec 54-6
see also alpacas; cattle; goats; pigs; poultry; sheep
llamas, books dealing with Nov 36-7
long tailed tits Feb 22
Longhorn Cattle Society Oct 12
Longwool Top sheep Nov 82
luthier (Ross Haywood) Jun 80
lyme disease, sheep ticks and Jul 53-4

M

machinery
health and safety issues Aug 66-8
see also JCBs; mowers; quads; shredders; tractors
marketing
earning a living from a few acres Jul 10-12
importance for profitability Jan 55-6
marsh tits Feb 22
Martinmas Nov 50
Massey Fergusons Oct 59-62, Dec 66
Maundy Thursday Apr 104
May Day May 102
meadow brown butterfly Aug 72
Meon Valley Open Day Oct 52
methane Aug 22
methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Nov 81-2
Michaelmas Eve Sep 105
midges Oct 38-9
migrant field workers Sep 104-5
millers, organic Dec 62-5
miniature crested duck Feb 56
Mole Valley Farmers, online shop Oct 12
mortgages, "green" Oct 17
moths Feb 24
on the smallholding May 90-2
mowers Nov 64
muck Jul 64-7
mutton, Portland Feb 74

N

Naked Neck turkeys Dec 98-9
Narragansett turkeys Apr 96-8, Aug 102-3
National Farmers Union (Scotland) May 28
National Honey Show Oct 31-2
Nebraskan turkeys Sep 94
nematodes May 18, May 35
nematodirosis May 71
nettle beer Apr 103
nettle dishes Apr 103
nettle tea Apr 103
Norfolk Black turkeys Apr 98, Sep 94-6
nuts, for pigs Feb 68-9

O

Oak Apple Day May 102
Ocellated turkeys Aug 103-4
onion, sowing Jan 61
onion sets Jan 61, Jan 62
Open Spaces Society May 10
opposite leaved golden saxifrage Feb 24
Orchard Doctors Jun 10
organic fruit farm, winter preparations for coming season Feb 26-7
Organisation of Horsebox and Trailer Owners Apr 44
oxalic acid Apr 14

P

paddock division Oct 37
parasitic gastroenteritis May 71
parsnips (Q&A) Oct 55
pebble prominent moth May 92
Pentecost May 102
peppered moth May 90
Pied (Crollwitzer) turkeys Apr 98, Sep 96
pied flycatcher May 88
pig arcs Feb 70-2 pigs
accommodation for outdoor Jan 80-2
bedding Apr 32
breeds
Berkshire Mar 70-2
Kune Kune pigs Sep 31
feed, buying and storing Apr 32
feeding with nuts Feb 68-9
handling Apr 32-3
home processing Oct 42-3
loading Apr 33
marking Apr 33
questions and answers
farrowing Nov 84-6
finding British Lops Nov 86
flaking skin Nov 84
looking for weaners Nov 84
slaughter and butchery Jun 51-2
starting with Jul 57-8
see also porkers
Planet Chicken Oct 74
plant poisoning, alpacas Feb 65
plastic bags, reducing Dec 32-4
plastic recycling service Aug 18
plastics, recyclable Nov 28
Plough Monday Jan 92
ploughing May 98
Ploughing Championships Nov 62-4
Pneumonic Pasteurellosis Jun 46-7
pollen, importance for bees in winter Feb 37-8
polytunnels, case for Aug 39
ponds, creating (personal story) Apr 66-8
ponies see horses and ponies
poppies Aug 74
porkers, taking to the abattoir May 82
Portland sheep Feb 74-5
Portugal, smallholdings in Mar 12
potato cyst nematodes May 18
potatoes, Sarpo varieties Nov 55-6
poultry
advice for newcomers Oct 80
breeds
Frizzles Feb 59-61
Sebrights Nov 88-92
show debut for rare Jul 22
Silkies Jan 41-6
utility Dec 104
buying and introducing newcomers Mar 60
checking ancestry Mar 45-8
feathers Oct 88-9
construction of Dec 94-7
feed Oct 72-3
fireworks Nov 98
handling Jan 35
incubation see incubation; incubators
nutrition and common sense May 57-60
protecting from foxes Jun 100-2
purchasing Autumn stock Nov 94-7
shows Dec 90-2
successful hatching Feb 40-2
transport regulations Jan 32-5
winter care Dec 101-3
worming pellets Mar 10
see also bantams; ducks; guinea fowl; hens; turkeys
poultry keepers, new years resolutions Jan 36-40, Jan 49
poultry pellets May 60
property
Fenland Sep 26
France Aug 26-7
Ireland Nov 38-9
with a nursery attached Oct 18
Portugal Mar 12
Wales Jul 26-7
pulpy kidney Jan 71
puss moth May 90-2
pyrethroid-resistant varroa Apr 14

Q

quads Dec 50-4
Quality Standard Mark, beef and lamb Apr 51

R

Radnor Valley Vintage Club May 20
rain, coping with high density Sep 68-72
Rare Poultry Society Dec 90
records, bee medicines Apr 14
red cabbage Jul 35
red kite May 88
red mite Jul 72-4, Oct 85-7, Nov 103
redwater disease Jan 71
ringlet butterfly Aug 72
River Cottage Mission Jan 50-1
road vehicles
4x4s Jun 68-70
animal transport Apr 44
best tow cars Sep 78
Rockwood Dog Display Team Apr 19
rodent control May 66-8
Rogation Day May 102
rolling (after sowing) May 98
romanesco May 36
root fomes Oct 34
root lesion nematodes May 18
Rosecomb bantams Oct 78
royal jelly Sep 43-4
Royal Welsh Smallholder and Garden Festival Jan 18-20, May 20, Jun 12
auction of vintage equipment Apr 16
diary Apr 21-31
displays Apr 19
Dog Show Jun 12
inventions to make life easier Jul 34
landscape gardens Jan 18
list of goat breeds Mar 22
llamas and alpacas Mar 23
pig section May 22
Radnor Valley Vintage Club May 20
record-breaking weekend Jul 28-33
woodland crafts Jan 20
rugging, horses and ponies Feb 63-4
Ryton Garden Organic Jul 14, Sep 58-60

S

St Agnes Jan 92
St Andrews Day Nov 50
St Anthony of Padua Jun 14
St Barnabas Day Jun 14
St Bartholomew's Day Aug 82
St Blaise Feb 89
St Brigid Feb 89
St Catherine's Day Nov 50
St Clements Day Nov 50
St Columba's Day Jun 14
St Crispinian's Day Oct 10
St Crispin's day Oct 10
St Distaff's Day Jan 92
St Edmund, feast of Nov 50
St Elmo's Day Jun 14
St Faith's Day Oct 10
St George's Day Apr 105
St Giles Day Sep 105
St Giles Fair Sep 105
St Helena's Day Aug 82
St Johnsmas Eve Jun 14
St Laurence's Day Aug 82
St Luke Oct 10
St Marks Day Apr 104
St Marks Eve Apr 105
St Mathews day Sep 105
St Pancras's Day May 102
St Peter's Day Jun 14
St Simon and St Jude, festival of Oct 10
St Urban's Day May 102
St Ursula, feast of Oct 10
St Vincent Jan 92
St Vitus's day Jun 14
salad, all the year around Oct 56
Sarpo potato varieties Nov 55-6
Scotland
current issues May 28-9
impact of weather on Dec 68-9
see also crofting
Sebright poultry Nov 88-92
security lighting Feb 16-18
seed catalogues Feb 34-6, Mar 24-8, Apr 53-6, May 43-6, Oct 20
sheep
breeds
Dorset Downs Sep 53-4
Portland Feb 74-5
"buyer beware" Dec 49
double tagging May 72, Nov 82
foot problems Aug 41-2
hay requirements, winter Oct 46
pneumonia, causes, effects and treatment Jun 46-7
shearing, courses Jul 53, Sep 38-9
tagging Nov 74
wintering Dec 47-8
worming guide May 72
see also ewes; mutton
sheep shearers, a bible for Jul 53
sheep ticks Jul 53-4
sheepskin tannery, overcoming bureaucracy Nov 42
sheet erosion Sep 68
shredders Nov 62
Shrove Tuesday Feb 89
silage Oct 44
Silkies Jan 41-6
Silver Appleyard Bantam ducks Feb 54-6
Silver Bantam ducks Feb 54
Siromer compact tractors Mar 12
skin salve (elderflower) Jul 39
Slate turkeys Apr 98, Aug 103
sloe gin Dec 44-6
slugs, controlling May 32-5
smallholders
Jo Knight Sep 24, Nov 14-17, Dec 24-6
Karen Aug 64-5
Rosie Boycott Aug 58-9
time and energy saving tips Dec 69
smallholding clubs, reasons for starting or joining Feb 20-1
smallholdings
birds, plants and insects Feb 22-4, May 88-92
buying cut-price Dec 28-30
child safety Nov 67-71
essential tips when buying Sep 28-9
one couple's experience in starting Feb 76-7
what makes good Jun 76-9
see also property
snails, controlling May 32-5
snowdrop Feb 23
soil improvement seminar May 30
Speckled Wood butterfly Aug 72
spinning Dec 70-1
spotted flycatcher May 88-9
spreaders Sep 78
Spring Convention (bee keepers) Apr 10-12
staggers, in goats Jan 75-6
Stella mowers Nov 64
straw Oct 44
stress, animal health Oct 40-1
stubby root nematodes May 18
Sulgrave Village Store Jan 53
sulphur tuft Oct 34
sweetcorn, growing your own Jun 57-60

T

table birds May 57
Tackling Fly-tipping guide Feb 14
tapeworm, staggers in goats Jan 75
three cornered leek May 90
tomatoes
growing outside Apr 63-4
success with Jun 55-6
Tomlinson, Keith Mar 89
tow cars, best Sep 78
Tozer Seeds Nov 12
tractors
avoiding getting stuck in the mud Jan 65-6
choice of Aug 70
compact Mar 12, Jul 60-2
grass cutting Jun 61
housing Mar 84
jobs for using in winter Feb 79-80
low-cost Oct 66-8
Massey Ferguson Oct 59-62, Dec 66
mower implements Aug 76-9
safety Sep 74
see also all terrain vehicles
transport organisations Apr 44
transport regulations
alpacas Apr 40-4
DVD guide to Jul 08
poultry Jan 32-5
TRP shredders Nov 62
turkeys
basic requirements for keeping Mar 50-1
caring for adult birds Jun 88-90
choosing Apr 96-8
feed Apr 98
protecting Apr 90
rearing poults May 54-6
varieties Jul 84-6, Aug 102-4, Sep 94-6, Dec 98-9
Twelfth Night Jan 92

U

udder problems, goats May 79-80
urban allotment
battling against the weather Aug 40
end of a productive year Dec 41
news from London Jun 26-8
notice to quit overgrown Apr 61-2
Open Day Nov 52-4
quest for self-sufficiency Jun 30
taking on another Sep 67
theft on May 30
urban farming Sep 16

V

vaccinations, clostridial diseases Jan 71
Valentine's Day Feb 89
varroa mites Jul 16
vegetables
growing from seed Mar 29-31
see also individual vegetables
Verm-X Mar 10, May 18
viniculture, learning about Dec 8-10

W

Wales, property Jul 26-7
wall brown butterfly Aug 72
Walsh, Tommy Nov 18-20
wassailing Jan 85-6, Jan 92
waste
dealing with Aug 20-2
recycling facility Nov 26-9
regulations Nov 10
waterfowl
Cornwall and Solihull shows Nov 101
crossing duck varieties Jul 88-90
hatching eggs Mar 52-8
plumage Sep 84-6
see also ducks
weather lore
August Aug 82
June Jun 14
May May 102
November Nov 50
October Oct 10
September Sep 105
Well Dressing Jun 13-14
Welsh Black cattle Jul 48
Wernlas Collection Mar 10
Whit Sunday May 102
white eelworm May 18
white ermine moth May 92
White turkeys Sep 96
wild birds, risk of disease with imports Jan 08
wild garlic May 90
winter heliotrope Feb 23
winter weather, homeowner protection Jan 14
Witch-finder General Nov 49-50
Witches Night Jun 14
Wonderwool Wales (2007) May 13
Woodworks Festival Sep 14
Woolcount spinning mill Nov 43
Workmate bench Nov 66
worming May 71-2
worming pellets, poultry Mar 10
Worral Thompson, Anthony Oct 28-9
WRAP (Waste and Resource Action Programme) Aug 20-2

Y

yellow stemmed mycena Oct 35