As in the usual gardens and forests of Europe and the whole world, the stinging nettle, or urtica, is one of the most occuring plants, […]
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Tag: Shipka
Update: The month of February
February, the month preceding March. Nothing extraordinary happened. Short and fast. Spring came and left again, several times. We ate a lot of kimchi. An […]
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To be a volunteer – Petr from Czechia
You already know Petr from our updates and great articles about bugs. Here comes the sad part – after five months with us, he is […]
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Biodiversity Journal II – Garden and Around
In the previous Biodiversity Journal, we spoke about long-horned beetles in the vicinity of Shipka (see here: http://omind.org/2020/10/13/biodiversity-journal-i-long-horned-beetles/). But plenty of beautiful species can be […]
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Update: The month of December
December in Shipka ended earlier for us volunteers. We all managed to get home for Christmas and New Year’s celebrations despite all corona-related restrictions. Even […]
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Update: The month of November
November, an inflection point between warm and cold days. We have enjoyed the last sunny days, collected the last fruits and welcome the first snow. […]
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Update: The month of October
“If September is warm and sunny, October is cold and cloudy.” says one Czech proverb. The same could be said about Shipka this year as […]
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Biodiversity Journal I – Long-horned Beetles
The exact number of insect species globally is unknown however rough estimates say that more than 90% (!) of all animal life forms on Earth […]
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Shipka Fest 2020
This month it was time for the second big annual celebration of the village: Shipka Fest! A delay of four months due to the worldwide […]
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Update: the month of November
Winter is coming with the first snow in Shipka ! Until now, we were lucky to enjoy warm days in Shipka. Then, when we saw […]
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