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Jan Miller

Jan Miller is a naturalist, author, broadcaster and conservation charities volunteer based in Holywell, north Wales. She writes for the Country Diary

May 2024

  • Three types of microalgae in Jan's pond

    Country diary
    Country diary: My ponds are teeming with unseen life

    Holywell, Flintshire: The joy of pond-dipping never goes away, and now I’m armed with more knowledge to find out what’s in my garden this spring

January 2024

  • A preserved tree trunk on the beach at Rhyl, taken in 2019.

    Country diary
    Country diary: A drowned land in plain sight

    Rhyl, Denbighshire: On the popular beach here, within earshot of the amusement arcades, we visit a 6,000-year-old submerged forest

September 2023

  • An Essex skipper butterfly feeding on thistle flowers in grassland in Dorney, Buckinghamshire.

    Country diary
    Country diary: An orange dazzler that’s skipping northwards

    Holywell, Flintshire, north Wales: Among the brown butterflies in my pastures this late summer, the Essex skipper is a flash of brilliance

May 2023

  • A bee tunnel in Jan Miller’s herb garden.

    Country diary
    Country Diary: Down on the floor with the solitary bees

    Holywell, Flintshire: In my attempts to make my garden more suitable for Mediterranean herbs, I created the conditions for these fascinating insects
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