👤 Patrick Barkham

4 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
4
2026-10-07 – 2026-10-19
Claims per article
24
94 extracted in total
Hedged claims
5%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,528
characters
Writes for The Guardian.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Environment
100%
Most-tagged topics
EnglandBritishButterfly ConservationDerbyshireDevonFlint CloughGowGuardian

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Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-19 · The Guardian · Environment
Seabird numbers bounce back in Solent region after 2022 avian flu wipeout
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-17 · The Guardian · Environment
From little acorns … to his 1,000th article for the Guardian country diary
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-14 · The Guardian · Environment
Pollinating insects flock to plants gardeners might think of as ‘weeds’
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-07 · The Guardian · Environment
Wanted: children to rear harvest mice at home for wild release in Devon
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-10-07 · The Guardian
Wanted: children to rear harvest mice at home for wild release in Devon
🔮 In 2025 her Wild Pets project was a runner-up in Prince William’s junior Earthshot competition, with crowdfunding supporting the first harvest mouse release. assertive
2026-10-14 · The Guardian
Pollinating insects flock to plants gardeners might think of as ‘weeds’
🔮 The popularity and importance of plants for insects that many gardeners might dig up or cut down are revealed by the UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme, in which citizen scientists have recorded insect visits to flowers during 10-minute surveys since 2017. mixed
2026-10-17 · The Guardian
From little acorns … to his 1,000th article for the Guardian country diary
🔮 Thirty-nine years on, some of those jay-planted acorns will be mature oaks now, and Cocker is completing his 1,000th diary for the world’s oldest column in an English-language newspaper. assertive
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