# smaller (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover smaller. Page: Feed: --- ## [Taming the corner meadow](https://diary.uncountable.uk/2026/08/taming-the-corner-meadow/) _2026-08-14 · Chris Shaw · Cotswold Diary_ A smaller group today with Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, perhaps because of the baking temperatures expected in the middle of the day. So... ## [Harvesting arable margins](https://diary.uncountable.uk/2026/08/harvesting-arable-margins/) _2026-08-13 · Chris Shaw · Cotswold Diary_ It was predicted to be well over mid 30s today, so an earlier start with Glorious Grasslands and aim to finish by... ## [Solar Eclipse](https://diary.uncountable.uk/2026/08/solar-eclipse/) _2026-08-12 · Chris Shaw · Cotswold Diary_ I saw the total eclipse in 1999 down at Lake Balaton in Hungary. Today was the closest we had in the UK... ## [Wilder Frome](https://diary.uncountable.uk/2026/08/wilder-frome/) _2026-08-11 · Chris Shaw · Cotswold Diary_ This morning was the quarterly meeting of the Discover Dursley group. A smaller meeting due to a lot of people on summer... ## [Scything a corky fruited meadow](https://diary.uncountable.uk/2026/08/scything-a-corky-fruited-meadow/) _2026-08-07 · Chris Shaw · Cotswold Diary_ Quite a large turnout today with the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust to scythe one of my favourite meadows. The quarter acre field at... ## [Seeds at Sapperton](https://diary.uncountable.uk/2026/08/seeds-at-sapperton/) _2026-08-06 · Chris Shaw · Cotswold Diary_ Another fairly local harvest with Glorious Grasslands, at a farm near Sapperton. When I got there, I realised I d done it previously... ## [Bashing Brewery Balsam](https://diary.uncountable.uk/2026/08/bashing-brewery-balsam/) _2026-08-05 · Chris Shaw · Cotswold Diary_ Headed over towards Stroud Brewery with Stroud Valleys Project to deal with the Himalayan Balsam on a new stretch of canal. We... ## [More beetles than fly](https://diary.uncountable.uk/2026/08/more-beetles-than-fly/) _2026-08-04 · Chris Shaw · Cotswold Diary_ Met up with Graham in the morning for our regular riverfly check on the Frome near the Ocean. The first thing we... ## [Low flow river counts](https://diary.uncountable.uk/2026/08/low-flow-river-counts/) _2026-08-03 · Chris Shaw · Cotswold Diary_ Met up with Tony this morning at Ebley for our regular monthly riverfly survey. We decided to use the alternate site rather... ## [Guarding fruit trees](https://diary.uncountable.uk/2026/07/guarding-fruit-trees/) _2026-07-31 · Chris Shaw · Cotswold Diary_ A smaller work party today with Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust as a lot of people are away during the summer. But very nice... ## [PixelRift — Platforming with Level Editor (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/UYvYjNUnZMh3) _2026-07-31 · **Sponsored**_ Includes a built-in level editor, campaign with elemental heroes, and boss encounters. ## [The Last Conversation](https://smallerdoses.substack.com/p/the-last-conversation) _2025-03-29 · Jerry Rosenthal · Smaller Doses_ Smaller Doses of Life, Leadership and Anchor Points by Jerry Rosenthal