I'm not sure there ever were any "real" Chagos Islanders any more than there are "natives" of the Falklands. But if a people had been living there for 200 odd years and wanted to … (View Post)

Mrs Flatlander did limpet and seaweed zonation at Lochranza, ditto, 198x I doubt this happens much now, sadly, at least not from the Flatlands. I have been, but was only really interested in the A' C… (View Post)

I would 100% rather spend a day on a beach in Greenland than some boring resort. (View Post)

Going by current events they'd turn it into a shanty town and then tell the inhabitants how much worse it would be if they weren't part of France. That or use it for a bit of nuclear testing. (View Post)

Actually.... We put out fly traps occasionally to do species monitoring in a local NNR and to see if any rarities turn up. The standard method is to use ... apple vinegar. Maybe it depends what sort … (View Post)