A Country Pillow Book

A COUNTRY PILLOW BOOK (Index)
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RA 93 rabbit 28, 36, 77, 91, 101, 110, 113, 114, 221, 447 rabbit burrows 308 rabbit hole 114 rabbit hutch 205 rabbit meat 212 rabbit milk business 343 rabbit population 475 rabbit saga 212 rabbit skulls 382 rabbits 26, 31, 36, 65, 79, 89, 123, 182, 211, 212, 227, 306, 309, 339, 349, 362, 374, 396, 425, 435, 446, 458, 463 rabbits culled after rats 466 rabbits drive ground staff crazy 261 rabbits turned archaeologists 245 rabbits' milk 343 rabbits, Honey and Bubbles 212 rabies 270 rabies in bats 426 RAC 225 racecourse groundsmen 180 racehorse stables 90 racehorse, Norwey Lady 45 racehorses 198 racing 107 racing organisations 180 racing pigeon 141, 147, 333 racing pigeon, Flash 119 racing pigeons 107 Radde's warbler 357 radical diversification 191 radio tracked 394 radio-tagged 119, 247 Radnor Forest 404 RAF 90, 126, 216, 475 RAF base 20 RAF helicopter crew 83 RAF Kinloss 126 RAF veteran 329 Railtrack 50, 151 rain welcomed 341 rainbow trout 308, 349, 376 rainfall 108, 201 rainfall fears 354 rainfall patterns 45 rainforest 199 Rainham Marshes 53 Raja, Mohammed 168, 241 rally drivers 19 ram 116 ram first six-figure sheep 263 ram, Dai 351 rambler 27, 67 rambler saw big cat 474 rambler tragedy 396 rambler's fright 381 ramblers 6, 19, 20, 38, 51, 60, 67, 70, 74, 83, 92, 104, 179, 232, 241, 342, 350, 359, 409, 416, 453, 458, 471 Ramblers Access Committee 219 Ramblers Association 9, 19, 23, 40, 50, 51, 57, 60, 92, 93, 97, 100, 102, 118, 120, 140, 145, 151, 168, 169, 184, 185, 186, 202, 211, 219, 229, 232, 241, 249, 259, 276, 291, 293, 342, 359, 367, 409, 423, 453, 457 ramblers attacked by birds 329 ramblers attacked by owl 208 ramblers celebrating 400 ramblers get lifetime access 217 Ramblers Group 184 ramblers' victory 291 rambling 107, 114, 457 rams 136, 263 rams could be gay 267 rams fight 266 rams killed by dogs 397 Ramsar 68 Ramsbury 404 Ramsey Island 8, 337 ramsons 307 Randall, Dr Roland 318 Randall, John 174 Randle Cooke, Thomas 375 Range Rover 35 rangers 200 Rankin, Len 160 Raptor Foundation 179 Raptor Predation and Population Limitation in Red Grouse 43 Raptor Study Groups 85 Raptor Working Group 13 raptors 13 Raptors and Red Grouse: Conservation Conflicts and Management Solutions 25 rare breeds 179 Rare Breeds Survival Trust 179, 352 rare bumblebees 328 rare marine habitats 239 rare white hedgehog 169 Rarebargain Ltd 9, 145, 168, 291 rarest bird to be seen in Britain 195 rarest indigenous conifer tree 345 rarest woodpecker 476 raspberries 53 rat 101, 182 rat and chicken killing contestants 137 rat carcasses 310 rat eradication programme 310 rat poison 293, 309 rat runs 335 Ratcliffe Bridge 177 Ratcliffe, Pam 161 Rathlin Island 337 rats 'as big as badgers' 105 rats 8, 10, 26, 63, 65, 99, 123, 227, 262, 274, 314, 329, 346 362 369, 370, 394, 418, 446, 467, 474 rats as big as dogs 147 rats ate rabbit young 466 rats cull 'paid off' 456 rats exterminated on island 466 rats poisoned on island 267 rats preyed on puffin young 254 Ratty 103, 359, 369 raven 250 ravens 403, 457 ravens caged 474 ravens' resurgence 457 raw sewage 54 Rawthey 209 Rayment, Matt 22 Raymond, Meurig 81 Rayner, Simon 361 razor sharp tusks 468 razorbills 5,10, 183 RCVS 148 re-colonisation by choughs 224 re-homing hounds 418 Rea, Chris 117 Reach, Ian 391 Reader in Criminal Justice 184 Reader's Digest guide 155 Reading University 315 Real Rural Agenda 131 rearing of game birds 436 Reclaiming Our Forgotten Inheritance 236 record temperatures 361 recordings of bats 430 recycled festive cards 472 recycling 191, 213, 214, 474 recycling of discarded yellow pages 119 red admiral butterflies 127, 276, 434 red admiral butterfly 235, 236, 307 Red Alert North England 465 Red Alert North West 460 red ants 242 Red Ball 37 red band needle blight 348 red deer 272, 287, 344, 345, 364 Red Deer at Dusk 413 red deer stag 364 red diesel 298 red eared terrapin 243 red grouse 85, 161, 229, 249, 290, 337 red grouse management 267 red kite 5, 58, 142, 329, 380, 458 red kite chick, Gremlin 222 red kite chicks 423 red kite chicks webcam 142 red kite conservation success 309 red kite creates stir 373 red kite flight record 368 red kite poisoned 222 red kite shot 466 red kite tug-of-war 413 red kite, Lightning 423 red kites 13, 72, 221, 225, 293, 364, 370, 463 red meat 135 Red Rose community forest 284 Red Sett hen 134 red setters 468 red squirrel 10, 63, 324, 339, 369, 384 Red Squirrel Conservation Strategy 465 red squirrel numbers 460 Red Squirrel Reserves 465 Red Squirrel Week 254, 460 red squirrels 64, 145, 157, 165, 200, 221, 254, 264, 297, 311, 320, 368, 413, 473 red squirrels aid project 465 red squirrels as Christmas presents 269 red squirrels' refuge 377 red squirrels' rope bridges 385 red tape 50, 68, 92, 93, 171, 211, 213, 298, 400 red tape threat to village fetes 248 red tractor food logo 71 red valerian 340 red-backed shrike 5 red-breasted goose 379, 419 red-brick sprawl 428 red-listed birds 384 red-taped altar 107 red-throated divers 271, 368, 441 Redcliffe 429 Reddish Vale Country Park 213 redds 363 Rede Valley 378 Redknapp, Jamie and Louise 204 Redpath, Stephen 43 Redruth 429 redshank 10, 161, 248, 260, 305, 317, 330, 343, 415 redshanks 134, 347 redwing 311, 332 redwings 168 reed beds 134, 230 reed bunting 215 reed buntings 361 reed warbler 29, 215 reed warblers 93, 257, 447 reedbed water treatment system 442 reedbeds 170 Reedsweet grass 294 Reedy, Jack 463 Reel Life 448 Reelig Glen 468 Reeves, Paul 13 Reeves, Sandra 90 reflective discs on pigeons 107 reflectors to deter swans 280 reforest 178 Reforesting Scotland 178 reform of agricultural subsidy 304 reform of modern farming practices 303 regained status as foot-and-mouth disease free country 195 Regatta 184 regeneration of native plants and trees 453 Regional Assembly and Sustainability South West 114 Regional Environment Protection Advisory Committee 13 Regional Fisheries Ecology and Recreation Advisory Committee 13 register of companies using hazardous compounds 70 regulations protecting cockles 472 regurgitated pods of fur and bone 17 Reid, David 466 reindeer 364 Reiter, Paul 22 reliable statistical conclusions 80 religion 85 religious leaders 62 remains of human victims 108 remains of sitting duck 130 remedial fertiliser applications 258 Remmer, Mick 148 Renals, Trevor 130 Renfrewshire 207 Rentokil 132, 254 replica river 54 reptile 459 Reptile Trust 18, 21 researchers 53, 66, 113, 119, 128, 213, 216 resistance against Romans 51 respite from daily worries 125 Responsible Growth 312 Rest and Recuperation Scheme 125 retail shelves 6 retailers 28, 41, 61, 177 retailers reeling 436 retrospective planning permission 25 revenge on law-abiding people 93 Revitalising Health and Safety 146 Reynolds, Debby 453 Reynolds, Dr Jonathan 274, 360 Reynolds, Jonathan 315 Reynolds, Niall 370 Rhiw Goch 31 rhizomania 230 Rhodes Lodges 407 rhododendron 68, 429, 459 rhododendrons 140 Rhos 451 Rhysgog Farm 426 Rice, Tim 255 Richards, Keith 9 Richardson, Helen 201 Richardson, Tony 252 Richardson, Veronica 474 richest rivers 399 Richmond 336 Richmond Park 120 Richmond, Emily 140 Richter scale 338 Rickmansworth 307 rider 122 Ridgeway Trail 229, 474 Riding Mill 334 riff-raff 50 Rigg, Diana 255 right to roam 100 right to roam laws 342 right to roam routes 259 Rights of Way Condition Survey 185 rights of way day of action 120 Riley, Helen 353 Riley, Pete 25, 40, 187, 282, 345, 372, 391 Rillets pork pate 8 ring ouzels 30 ring rot 359 ring-necked parakeets 191 ringed osprey mystery 314 ringed plover 330 ringed plovers 163, 181 ringed seal 157 ringlet butterfly 455 Ringwood 171 Rio 296 Ripe 416 Rippon, Phil 306 Ritchie, Guy 349, 469 ritualistic slaughter of two rams 77 River Adur 211 River Aeron 143 River Afan 370 River Almond 389 River Aln 360, 433 River Alt 367 River Anker 177 River Arun 297 River Avon 2, 72, 237, 264, 468 River Beaulieu 327 River Blithe 400 River Blyth 170 River Brede 397 River Brit 135 River Cerdin 280 River Cherwell 381 River Cleddau 280, 438 River Clwyd 438 River Clyne 252 River Conwy 284, 438 River Coquet 109, 433 River Crake 321 River Cray 291 River Darent 147 River Darwen 367 River Dee 56, 137, 217, 218, 256, 305, 366, 372, 438, 472 River Derwent 192, 360 river dispute 310 river dividing England from Scotland 364 River Don 47 River Douglas 367 River Dove 143, 173 River Dwyfawr 438 River Dyfi 438 River Dysynni 438 River Ebbw 351 River Ehen 330 River Ems 158 River Erewash 95 River Esk 169, 359, 389 River Evenlode 358 River Fal 73 River Fleet 417 River Frome 208, 289 River Gaunless 409 River Glaslyn 438 River Holme 317 River Hull 392 River Irt 359 River Irwell 187 River Isle 3 River Itchen 264, 310, 360 River Ive 331 River Kennet 138, 152 River Kent 306 River Kyle 165 River Lambourn 138 River Leven 307, 321 River Lliedi 404 River Lune 209, 367 River Lymm 399 River Mawddach 438 River Medway 283, 397 River Mersey 271 River Mole 399 River Monnow 307 River Monnow Project 307 river most productive for salmon anglers 299 River Neath 363 River Nevern 438 River Nidd 303 River Ouse 58, 59, 148, 198, 310, 377 River Penk 74 River Piddle 289 river rage 57 river restoration techniques 325 River Ribble 78, 367 River Rye 6 River Severn 57, 131, 222, 281, 442 River Shieldaig 259 River Shoford 289 River Soar 361 River Stour 14, 160, 289, 303, 384, 397 River Swale 111 River Taff 224, 438 River Tamar 128 River Tame 213 River Tees 52, 228, 231, 377, 433 River Teifi 280, 363, 438 River Teign 45, 82, 285 River Teign estuary 61 River Teme 336 River Test 243, 264 River Thame 417 River Thames 6, 138, 140, 145, 152, 241, 335, 357, 371, 398, 417 River Thames whale drama 471 River Torridge 97 River Torridge Salmon Action Plan 97 River Tweed 299, 364 River Tweed Commissioners 299 River Twrch 342 River Tyburn 417 River Tyne 109, 190, 334, 361, 433 River Tywi 280, 342, 349, 438 River Ure 345 River Usk 438 River Walbrook 417 River Wandle 417 River Wansbeck 360 River Wear 361, 409, 433 River Whitelake 301 River Windrush 325, 381 River Worth 317 River Wye 75, 275, 347 River Wyre 367 River Yarrow 277 River Ythan 368 riverbank management 312 rivers continue with net fisheries 438 rivers good for otters 46 rivers in England and Wales 44 rivers used by migratory fish 433 riverside alders 38 Riverside Veterinary Practice 414 roach 52, 105, 137, 177, 213, 231, 277, 306, 317, 361, 367, 417 road carnage 226 road death toll 295 road kill flesh 250 Roads (Scotland) Act 217 roast goose 90 robberies 328 Roberts, Andy 338 Roberts, Graham 311 Roberts, Peter 204 Robertson, Archie 89 Robertson, Fiona 297 robin 126, 130, 147, 215, 273, 300, 340, 371, 393, 428 robin can be a thug 273 robin chick 423 robin numbers 217 Robin Redbreast in a Cage 273 robin singing 276 robin window strike 389 robins 78, 176, 195, 227, 241, 313, 351, 386, 411, 423, 442, 460 robins destroyed by garden centre 403 Robinson, Kate 97 robot falcons 299 rock climbers 252, 418 rock dove 141 rock doves 141 rock star 117 Rockingham Forest 142, 225 rockpool rambles 203 rod catch 221 rod catch survey 370 rod licence 313 rod licences 161, 307, 337, 403, 406 rod-caught salmon 321 Roden, Jim 161 rodent infestations 293 rodent prey 313 rodenticides 293 rodents 24 roe deer 218, 287, 300, 364 rogue great whites 334 Rolling Stone 9 Rolling Stones 9 Rolls Royce 9 Rolls, John 438 Roman age plums 335 Roman Britain 89 Roman Catholic priests 85 Roman cocktail party 472 Roman conquerers 205 Roman envoy 18 Roman Governor 18 Roman orgy 84 Roman prisoner 51 Roman recipes 472 Roman roads 367 Roman soldier 395 Roman times 442 Roman writer 51 Romania 62 Romans 18, 51, 350, 403 Romans ate dormice 472 romantic paradise 113 Rome 51 Rome drama series 472 Rome, Roy 65 Romney Marsh 404 Ronksley 381 Ronkswood Hospital 177 rook 159, 250, 349 rooster 165, 253 rope bridge first for squirrels 368 rope bridges 200 Rose, Sir Julian 73 rose-coloured starling 177 roseate tern 37, 207 roseate terns 134, 163 Rosehearty 90 rosemary 408 roses 'Holy Grail' 474 roses revolution 474 Roskill Farm 219 Roskilly 457 Roslin Institute 60, 308, 388 Rosper Road Pits 432 Rossetti, Dante Gabriel 464 Rossow, Roy 325 rosti 445 rotary ditching machine 248 rotary screw trap 228 Rotherham 229 Rotherham Council 474 Rothero, Emma 326 Rotherwick, Lord 102 Rothery, Peter 43 Rothman, Benny 219 Rothschild, Lord 472 Rothwell, Phil 201, 265, 317, 325 rotor diameter of 100 metres 441 rotting fruit 85 rough grass habitat 444 rough-legged buzzard 458 roundwood 363 Rowe, Jan 173, 228 Rowen 140 Rowland, Colin 218 Rowlands, Dan 392 Roxy Music 104 Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution 121, 154 Royal Agricultural College 89 Royal Agricultural Society 160 Royal Agricultural Society of England 20 Royal Artillery Hunt 325 Royal Assent 81, 424 Royal Botanic Gardens 207 Royal College of Surgeons 388 Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons 53, 148, 170 Royal Family 82, 193 Royal Forestry Society 20 Royal Geographical Society 73, 459 Royal Horticultural Society 137, 249, 388, 435 Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors 333 Royal Lodge 477 Royal Lodge in Windsor 138 Royal Pigeon Racing Association 375 Royal Regiment of Wales 290 Royal Scottish Forestry Society 38 royal shoot 184 Royal Show 50, 143, 324 Royal Smithfield Show 83, 271 Royal Society 154, 248, 268, 275, 315 Royal Society for Nature Conservation 186 Royal Society's Inquiry into Infectious Disease in Livestock 184 royalists 125 Royals 291 Royals' moles 196 Royston 263, 430 RSPB 3, 5, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 22 , 29, 30, 34, 37, 38, 41, 49, 51, 52, 53, 56, 58, 59, 60, 66, 71, 72, 75, 77, 78, 79, 85, 88, 89, 90, 92, 95, 96, 98, 100, 104, 110, 112, 113, 115, 117, 119, 120, 121, 126, 128, 130, 130, 132, 136, 139, 142, 147, 151, 156, 162, 168, 174, 176, 177, 179, 180, 190, 191, 191, 194, 195, 200, 201, 204, 206, 207, 209, 217, 221, 223, 224, 224, 225, 226, 233, 234, 237, 239, 240, 241, 248, 248, 251, 253, 256, 260, 263, 265, 270, 271, 278, 280, 281, 283, 293, 295, 300, 303, 306, 309, 310, 311, 312, 316, 317, 319, 325, 326, 327, 329, 330, 333, 334, 336, 337, 338, 340, 345, 347, 348, 350, 352, 353, 356, 357, 360, 363, 364, 365, 366, 368, 370, 373, 380, 382, 383, 384, 386, 389, 393, 394, 396, 397, 399, 399, 400, 402, 406, 413, 416, 417, 421, 423, 424, 430, 439, 441, 449, 450, 451, 456, 457, 458, 460, 461, 463, 465, 469, 469, 470, 471 RSPB astonishment at Labour 296 RSPB Cork Report 90 RSPB Cymru 416 RSPB nature reserves 134, 337 RSPB Scotland 230, 315, 410 RSPB Species Policy 147 RSPB Wildlife Enquiries Unit 95 RSPCA 10, 52, 69, 75, 77, 79, 86, 87, 101, 111, 114, 120, 121, 122, 124, 125, 132, 138, 139, 140, 142, 145, 150, 153, 160 163, 163 , 171, 180, 189, 193, 211, 216, 224, 226, 245, 248 251, 256, 262, 271, 290, 321, 326, 328, 328, 350, 365, 374, 388, 388, 399, 403, 403, 406, 414, 415, 424, 438, 450, 451, 453, 456, 459, 463, 468 RSPCA chiefs 83 RSPCA council meeting 121 RSPCA team 81 RSPCA's annual report 132 rubber gloves 73 rubbish 59 Ruddy duck 459 Ruddy ducks cull 356 Rudolph with a red nose 364 Rudyard Reservoir 243 Ruff, Sarah 206, 254 Rufford 297 Rugeley 165 Ruislip Woods 120 run of salmon 97 runaway bullock 52 runaway heifer 37 runners 107 Rural affairs minister 191, 208, 209, 253, 275, 280, 292, 293, 304, 305, 321, 325, 353, 400 Rural Affairs Secretary 172, 415 Rural Commission 47 Rural Council 258 rural crime 45 Rural Development Service 328, 447 Rural Economies 304 rural employment contracting 304 rural heaths 191 Rural Help Account 121 rural housing 225 Rural Land Use Group 64 rural magistrates 344 rural media 107 Rural Payments Agency 265, 385, 475 rural policing in Norfolk 43 rural proofing 213 rural rebels 15 rural roads' risk 344 rural services 164 rural transport 158 Rural Transport Partnerships 158 Rural White Paper 50, 83, 86, 119, 213 rush 415 Rushy Mead 364 Russia 7, 41, 356, 394, 419 Russian boffin 343 Russian steppes 238 Russian wels catfish 246 Rustington 172 rustlers 180 Rutherford, Alastair 354 Ruthin 406 Rutland Water 136, 139, 148, 314, 59 Rutter, Alan 194 Rydal Water 321 Rye Meads 319 Rye Meads Nature Reserve 415