Mike Clough's Articles

Japanese Knotweed and Murder

Now there’s a headline you don’t read every day. I think we can all get a bit immune to headline…

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65 ffs

As I approach my 65th birthday I find myself reflecting on where I thought I might be at this point…

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Who’s Winning?

Lying in bed last night I started to think about how the world of invasive species has changed over the…

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Last Night a Robot Saved my Life….

So, it was the night before Christmas, fire lit, food prepared, wine opened, kids on the way ….when my internet…

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Roll on 2026…

This year seems to have flown by. One minute your planning this year’s new season re-visits and the next minute…

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Petrolheads Only

This goes to all the car lovers out there. If you drive a Tesla or a Polestar or a Nissan…

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Not my cup of tea

My wife has been on a near lifetime crusade of trying to ‘improve me’. She calls me a ‘work in…

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I don’t want much…

I’m getting to a stage in life where I’m pretty much comfortable with what I have going on. I suspect…

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Going backwards

Does anybody else think that the world is going backwards? I’m kinda thinking we were at peak performance about 40…

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Say it quietly…..

This won’t last, say it quietly and ‘touch wood’ as you say it …but work wise – things are going…

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THE HISTORY OF WEED CONTROL: HOW DID WE GET HERE?

What is a ‘Weed’? The simplest definition is ‘A plant growing in the wrong place’. One man’s problem plant, may…

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It’s not easy being a business owner

I guess at some point I must have had one person working for me. Then I must have had two…

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