A Country Pillow Book

A COUNTRY PILLOW BOOK (Index)
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dace 52, 137, 165, 271, 277, 367, 417 daffodil 454 daffodil bulbs 371 daffodil industry 371 daffodil is annual lease fee 163 daffodil season 371 daffodils 196, 371 dahlia 8 Daily Express 82 daily pinta 247 Daily Telegraph 24, 125 dairy 36 dairy calves 114, 454 Dairy Council 160 dairy cows 114, 269, 313 dairy farmer 380, 240 dairy farmers 19, 114, 118, 247, 269, 415 dairy hygiene inspections 35 dairy industry 114, 160, 247 dairy sector 35 Dairylea 330 daisies 408 Dalbeattie 178 Dalbeattie Forest Community Partnership 178 Dalby Forest 154 Dalby forest 324 Dales 247 Dales area 150 Dales pony 390 Dalglish, Gareth 108 Dalry 365 Daltrey, Roger 384 Dalyell, Tam 112 damage caused by quarrying 214 damp grazed grassland 49 dams 127 dams built 243 damselflies 214, 296, 464 damselflies back in Dorset 326 damselfly 326 dandelion 8 danger from dodgy tractors 83 danger of domesticating wild animals 311 danger of meddling with Nature 466 dangerous waste 54 Danish bacon 40 Dar es Salaam 357 Darcy Spice 172 Dare Valley Country Park 306 Daresbury, Lord 137, 176, 232 dark green fritillary butterfly 441 Darling, Alistair 241, 304 Darlington 52 Darnick 178 Dart 3 Dart, Roy 104 darted by a transquilliser gun 52 Dartford 236 Dartford Magistrates Court 392 Dartford warbler 336, 416 Dartford warblers 168, 180, 399 Darth Vaders 197 Dartmoor 172, 266, 435, 455, 458 Dartmoor Grey-face 118 Dartmoor National Park 140 Dartmoor ponies 241 Dartmoor ponies dying out 444 Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust 444 Dartmoor Wildlife Park 210 Darvell Drive 373 Daubenton's bat 426, 430 Davenport, Colin 420 Davenport, Nigel 261, 282 David Copperfield novel 352 David, Father 312 Davidson, Jim 255 Davidson-Watts, Ian 2 Davies, Chris and Maryclare 31 Davies, Emma 387 Davies, Gareth 363 Davies, Ian 202 Davies, Pete 417 Davies, Peter 85 Dawlish 85 Dawlish Town Council 85 Dawlish Warren Nature Reserve 80 dawn chorus 49 Dawn Chorus Day 305 Dawson, John 344 day flying moths 448 Day, Louis 236 Day, Peter 236 day-flying birds 462 day-flying moth 340 De Montfort University 329 De Re Coquinaria 472 dead dolphins on beaches 373 dead fish littering river 128 dead otters 66 dead salmon 334 dead sea trout 334 Deadline 2000 90, 193 deadwood 155 deaf border collie 206 deaf woman saved by her dog 317 Deal 161 Dealing with problems mammals can cause in the garden 190 Dean Hall School 255 death threats 137 death toll on roads 344 deaths of family pets 180 deciduous 418 Declaration of Cohesion 270 declared extinct 97 declines in grouse numbers 85 decontamination efforts at airports 222 Dedames, Alan 468 dedicated owl centre 439 Dee 218 Dee estuary 246, 353, 389 Dee Pollution Incident 217 Dee, Moz 152 deed of dreadful note 302 Deepmore Drain 74 deer 77, 99, 107, 110, 142, 193, 202, 208, 211, 214, 218, 226, 236 261, 272, 287 374, 381, 382, 396, 422, 450, 451, 463, 474 deer cull plans 300 deer droppings 218 deer eat seabird chicks 345 deer faecal tests 320 deer fawn broke three legs 472 deer fawns under threat 450 deer fences 189 deer fencing removal helps birds 410 deer had TB 320 deer herds hit Scottish countryside 344 deer hunting 292 deer killed by dogs 450 deer killed on roads per day 295 deer management 142 deer managers 108 deer may be shot 382 deer numbers 235, 453 deer park 193 deer rut 370 deer spotting 364 deer stalking 28 deer straying onto roads 300 deer TB 415 deer threat to woodland birds 442 deer took refuge in bedroom 265 deer trailing a broken leg 272 deer with a foot missing 320 deer, Colin 312 deer, Rain 265 deficiency diseases 395 DEFRA 154, 155, 162, 162 , 167, 171, 173, 174 176, 178, 184, 186, 187, 191, 193, 194, 198, 203, 208, 214, 221, 222, 224, 228, 229, 232, 236, 238, 238, 246, 249, 258, 260, 268, 269, 271, 272, 282, 286, 288, 289, 293, 301, 303, 307, 317, 320, 320,328, 343, 344, 356, 359 , 382, 385, 386, 392, 394, 400, 403, 411, 415, 418, 424, 426, 427, 435, 436, 441, 451, 453, 462, 465, 471, 475 DEFRA beaver probe 465 DEFRA minister 196 DEFRA ministers 214 DEFRA officials 192 defrosted skins 37 Degenhard, Kevin 163 degraded spawning areas 97 delays between diagnosis and cull 113 delegates 68 delicatessens 8 Dell Wood 307 Deloitte and Touche 72 democracy 'respects the rights of all minorities' 463 democracy 278 Democracy Going to The Dogs demo 325 Democratic 345 Denbighshire 406 Dench, Dame Judi 454 Dengie 178 Denmark 12, 127, 183, 245, 259 dense canopy 140 dense ground cover 65 Dent, Teresa 451 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 129, 136, 137, 143, 148, 155 Department for the Countryside and Agriculture 122 Department of Health 54, 462 Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 13, 71 Department of Trade and Industry 436 Department of Transport 270 depressed pig 160 Deputy Environment and Rural Development Minister 189 Deputy First Minister 284 Deputy Leader of the Commons 70 Deputy Prime Minister 248, 278, 289, 321, 410, 439 Derby factory 9 Derby Magistrates Court 9 Derbyshire 10, 22, 31, 60, 75, 95, 120, 173, 230, 278, 374, 381, 453 Derbyshire Dales NNR 120 Derbyshire Wildlife Trust 10 Derwent Valley 176, 364 Derwentside District Council 85 Derwentwater 228 desired romantic effect 175 Desmoulins Whorl snail 2 dessert apple 350 destruction of house martin nests 151 detection of crimes 270 Detective Constable 146 Detention of Straying Animals 217 DETR 13, 27, 122 DETR Countryside Survey 147 Dettori, Frankie 255 devastating pollution incident 137 developers 9, 28, 32, 51, 75 104, 113, 168, 262, 272, 292, 318, 333, 333, 338, 346, 373, 406, 428, 441 Devil's Water 190 Devington Homes 51 Devizes 40 Devon 3, 35, 36, 37, 42, 44, 50, 56, 61, 64, 67, 72, 75, 82, 83, 85, 87, 90, 92, 95, 97, 100, 104, 104, 109, 109, 122, 126, 128, 130, 132, 135, 142, 144, 153, 160, 165, 171, 174, 184, 221, 276, 278, 283, 285 291, 292, 295, 310, 314, 317, 321, 325, 328, 339, 344, 352, 354, 387, 387, 402, 415, 420, 422, 438, 439, 446, 459, 465, 468, 471 Devon Air Ambulance 104 Devon and Cornwall Police 466, 468 Devon and Somerset Staghounds 255 Devon artist 154 Devon beach 73, 468 Devon Biological Record Centre 130 Devon coast 57, 120. 395, 456 Devon County Council 20 Devon county councillors 171 Devon faces disaster 322 Devon Fire and Rescue Service 285 Devon fish farm 108 Devon hospital 51 Devon river 45 Devon rivers 374 Devon school 20 Devon stronghold 358 Devon wildlife sanctuary 80 Devonian cider apple 350 Devonshire family 453 Devonshire, Lord 173 Dewey, Kate 407 Dholakia of Waltham Brooks, Lord 248 diagnostic and epidemiological methods 184 Dibden Bay 181, 216, 396 Dibden Terminal Public Inquiry 216 Dick, Robbie 416 Dickinson, J. L. 155 Dickson, Katy 150 dictators of Europe 285 Diddlebury 380 dietary supplement 54 digging for badgers 204 dilute disinfectant 3 dimetridazole 135 Dimmock, Charlie 100 Dingall inquiry 396 Dingwall 157 dingy skipper butterfly 445, 455 dip paws in disinfectant 189 Dirty Tackle 152 dirty tricks campaign 127 disabled access 469 disaster relief programme 109 disastrous state of incomes 134 Discovery apple 350 disease jumping species barrier 60 disease-free status 193 diseased deer 272 diseased fish offence 338 disembowelled fox 271 dish the dirt on dairy 114 disinfectant footbaths 152 disinfectant procedures 174 disparities between regions 386 disposal of carcasses 113 dissolved oxygen 334 dissolved oxygen levels 158 distinctive sound effects 70 Distington 27 district judge 326 District Judge 407 disused badger sett 291 disused mine 135 ditches 81 Ditchford Farm 328 Ditchingham 74 divers 57 divers aid gentle giant 457 divers led merry dance 307 divorce 95 DIY wizardry 159 DNA solution 306 DNA testing 270 doctor 186 doctors urged to recommend walking 457 dodged crucial Commons vote 115 doe 236 dog 16 , 42, 60, 77, 92, 96, 100, 101, 114, 117, 150, 156, 174, 183, 186, 193, 199, 204, 212, 231, 256. 285, 288, 381, 394, 422, 435 dog attacks on sheep 52 dog chased cat into river 285 dog died after rescue 281 dog food 393 dog fox 33 dog hooked through its muzzle 150 dog house 310 dog hunt-point-retrieve breeds 327 dog owners 52 dog ownership and welfare 132 dog suffered fatal peck 144 dog that kills a hare 204 dog walkers 101 dog's mercury 307 dog, Arthur 221 dog, Ben 335 dog, Boyce 254 dog, Bruiser 100 dog, Bruno 172 dog, Calach 213 dog, Duke 116, 467 dog, Fred 24 dog, Henry 168 dog, Holly 252 dog, Joss 303 dog, Leo 218 dog, Liza 206 dog, Masie 415 dog, Meg 441 dog, Monty 165 dog, Otto 189 dog, Sam 206 dog, Sandy 459 dog, Shadow 275 dog, Smiler 28, 36 dog, Tina 313 dog, Tiny 239 dog, Todd 241 dog, Tommy 317 dognappers 79 dogs 1, 15, 51, 66, 74, 79, 86, 87, 89, 93, 95 107, 110, 113, 115, 116, 121, 132, 142, 147, 148, 167, 168, 170, 180, 186, 193, 194, 200, 201, 203, 204, 206, 208, 209, 211, 213, 227, 229, 237, 243, 244, 245, 251, 253, 255, 262, 265, 269, 270, 274, 288, 292, 293, 299, 305, 306, 308, 318, 322, 324, 325, 329, 333, 341, 347, 351, 354, 361, 367, 368, 378, 380, 381, 387, 396, 397, 401, 403, 406, 424, 432, 433, 447, 450, 451, 453, 456, 459, 463, 466, 468 dogs drowned by swan 404 dogs fallen off cliff 100 dogs locate coveys of grouse 337 dogs on a lead 148 dogs under control 416 dogs' tail docking 327 Dolben, Ian 169 Dolby, Jeff 423 Dolfrwynog 259 Dolgellau 11, 199 Dolgellau Magistrates Court 204 Dollar 171 dolly blue 48 Dolly the sheep 22 dolphin 140, 144, 382, 424 dolphin calf 454 dolphin petition 373 dolphin's sexual aggression 228 dolphin, George 228, 260 dolphin-friendly fishing nets 314 dolphins 62, 86, 124, 140, 155, 157, 161, 163, 183, 189, 196, 222, 238, 271, 290, 304, 314, 317, 337, 354, 421, 462 dolphins chased uproar 454 dolphins dying in fishing nets 189, 283 dolphins fatally stranded 239 dolphins washed up 283, 373 dolphins, Echo, Bob, Lumpy, Spot and Nick 62 Dome 70 domesticated rabbits 212 Domino Pizza 5 dominoes team 122 Donaghy, Mike 401 Doncaster 47, 272 Donegal 435 donkey enclosure 115 donkeys 97 donkeys targeted by thug 233 Donoughue Bill 359 Donoughue, Lord 271 Doolittle, Dr 48 doomed offspring 149 Doorstep Green 139 doorstep milk deliveries 118 Dorchester 208 Dorking 8 dormice 'not meant to be eaten' 472 dormice 99, 103, 219 267, 269, 277 304 382, 413 dormice at aristocratic new home 453 dormice helped to cross road 311 dormice nestboxes 354 dormouse 169, 300, 320, 324, 393, 443, 454 Dormouse Ecology and Conservation 304 dormouse gardens 472 dormouse habitat 219 dormouse populations 433 Dorrell, William 417 Dorset 11, 14, 20, 47, 61, 62, 75, 88, 100, 120, 122, 135, 160, 168, 180, 185, 187, 197, 206, 208, 222, 228, 237, 254, 260, 276, 285, 289, 301, 303, 331, 336, 339, 341, 343 379, 384, 399, 418, 436, 436, 456 Dorset County Council 168, 285 Dorset Heaths Natural Area 187 Dorset Heritage Coast 222 Dorset Wildlife Trust 168, 180, 191, 269, 297, 326, 364, 460 dotterel 58, 62, 229, 311 dotterel nests 15 dotterels 15 double trap shooting 67 double-hulled tankers double-line moth 336 Doughty, Sir Martin 151, 194, 216 , 219, 230, 246, 307, 331, 348 Douglas fir tree 468 Douglas, Angela 171 Douglas, Steve 97, 221 Doune and Dunblane Show 349 Dove Crag 249 dovecotes 64 Dover 31 Doveridge Clay Sports Club 171 doves 141 Dowager Duchess of Devonshire 453 Down Under 202, 230 Downie, Patricia 439 Downing Street 24, 73, 94, 115, 162, 221, 231, 238, 246 253. 255, 289, 306 downland 194 draconian and intrusive powers 87 draft maps 179 drag hunting 2, 24, 274 drag trail 110 dragonflies 214, 247, 296, 326, 336, 355, 392, 399, 452 dragonflies devastated 297 dragonflies harmless to humans 464 dragonfly larva 464 dragonfly shock 464 dragonfly's head can be rotated 464 drainage of wetlands 312 drainage systems 49 draining pens 334 drainpipe 134 drakes killing ducklings 32 Drane, Tony 156 drawing tourists back to the countryside 196 draymen delivering beer 468 dredging 2 Dressage 4 Drew, David 246 Drew, James 475 drey 63 drift nets 438 drink beer instead of milk 160 drink or three 332 Driver, Alastair 312 Driver, Nicky 347 Driver, Roger 155 driving foxes to standing guns 28 drogues 157 Droitwich 315 droppings 382 droppings whitewash walls 306 drowning in grain silos 57 drowning lamb saved by cat 348 drug residues in chicken and eggs 135 Druids 412 Druids' Oak 350 dry weather disastrous 341 drying-out of woodlands 442 Dryslwyn 285 DTI 122 DTI's decision 177 DTLR 248 Dubois, Philippe 5 Duchy of Cornwall 163 duck 130, 175, 180, 414, 453 duck arrested 219 duck decoy carving 54 duck herding championships 167 duck house 115 duck remains 77 duck snared by fishing wire 65 duck, Helen 219 duckling 26 ducklings 1, 7, 24, 126, 177 ducklings find mum 414 ducklings hacked to death 144 ducklings rescued from river 403 ducklings saved by builders 401 ducklings saved from death trap 453 ducks 7, 32, 68, 97, 115, 163, 167, 191, 331, 356, 358, 361 ducks decapitated by louts 445 ducks' throats cut 441 Dudley Council 338 Dudley Earthquake 338 Dudley, Caroline 194 Duff, Andrew 435 Duff, Dr Keith 379 Dufton Fell 181 Dughall Mor 468 Duke and Duchess of Devonshire 453 Duke of Beaufort 193 Duke of Buccleugh 222 duke of Burgundy butterfly 455 Duke of Devonshire 127 Duke of Kent 124, 144 Duke of Northumberland 37, 348 Duke of Northumberland's River 418 Duke of Westminster 232 Dulverton 272 Dulverton West Foxhounds 255 Dumfries 336, 396 Dumfries and Galloway 148, 278, 370 Dumfriesshire 52, 178 Dump the Pump campaign 56 dumped rubbish 59 Dumping on Britain 447 dumping problem 447 Dunblane 146, 244 Dunblane massacre 184 Dundee 52, 270, 407 Dundee University 363 dung 65 dung beetles 50 dung on a branch 412 Dungeness 120, 337 Dungeness and Pett Levels 27, 82 dunlin 10, 66, 80, 161, 170, 330 dunlins 441 Dunn, Dr Euan 10 Dunn, Tim 408 dunnock 147, 215, 447 Duppa, Henry 44 Durham 201, 240, 251, 270, 301, 321, 384, 433, 435 Durham Crown Court 156 Durham Wildlife Trust 240, 251 Durkadale 41 Duroc 275 dusky warbler 357 dustbowl conditions 354 Dutch 12 Dutch abattoir 203 Dutch authorities 203 Dutch beef containing banned spinal cord 203 Dutch elm disease 230 Dutch landowner 453 Dutch seed 359 duty 'extortionate' 66 dwarf spurge 413 Dyce 441 Dyfed Powys Police 164, 285, 281 Dyffryn Woods 140 Dymock 146 Dysderid spider 138