Apr 22, 2024 | Admin, Events, Website, Wildlife & Recording
But first…. A quick apology that this is largely a repost, even if it is timely as wildlife and plants start to wake up. The original of this post had to be taken down for a while as it seemed to be attracting a lot of spam comments. I really have no need of… a...
Mar 10, 2023 | Events, Plants, Website, Wildlife & Recording
Winter & Weather
I’m not really a subscriber to the practice of putting the garden “to bed” for the winter, chopping it all down and forgetting about it until Spring bank holiday. This is not the way plants naturally deal with the seasons; it potentially...
May 16, 2022 | Ecosystem, Events, Wildlife & Recording
An Old Friend Visits and Brings Changes… Now that we’re in #NoMowMay I have been wondering what to do with the 30 minutes or so I’m saving every time I don’t mow the back lawn? The first ‘missed cut’ I just spent standing there appreciating the last...
Apr 2, 2022 | Ecosystem, Events, Wildlife & Recording
For Peats Sake! The featured image for this post is of the beautiful Sphagnum pulchrum (Golden Bog-moss) taken way out on Glasson Moss. Sphagnum pulchrum can be abundant where it grows, generally in pools and hollows within undisturbed bogs, but nationally it is...