Tag Archives: garden

Garden Wildlife – Part 20 Wood Mouse

Posted on May 16, 2020 by

Over the past week or so we’ve noticed a number of the seedlings in the porch, especially the sunflowers, have been nibbled. The other afternoon we found the culprit, a wood mouse. We have a lot of wood mice around … Continue reading →

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Garden Wildlife – Part 19 No Mow May

Posted on May 11, 2020 by

This will be the second year we have taken part in No Mow May in our front garden. The campaign is run by PlantLife and you can read more details about it HERE There are three simple steps: Simply leave your … Continue reading →

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Garden Wildlife Part 17 Blackbirds

Posted on May 6, 2020 by

For a while I’ve been using a Birdsy camera to film the wildlife and in particular the birds in my garden. Last weekend I moved it around again, this time focusing it on the birdbath in the back garden. It … Continue reading →

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Garden Wildlife – Part 15 Red kites

Posted on April 26, 2020 by

We have a number of Red kites on my local patch but when the fields are being ploughed like they have been over the past few days lots of red kites come in from miles around. Today, like yesterday we’ve … Continue reading →

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Garden Wildlife – Part 13 Kestrels

Posted on April 20, 2020 by

From my garden I can often see kestrels hovering. Not over the garden but in the next-door field. The field has a very wild field margin and a wildflower meadow at the bottom. Great hunting grounds for birds of prey. … Continue reading →

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Garden wildlife – Part 12 past couple of weeks

Posted on April 18, 2020 by

Although I started off really well with daily blogs of my garden wildlife, I’ve now missed a couple of weeks. I’ve still been taking photos but I haven’t been feeling in the right mood for blogging. Here’s a few photos … Continue reading →

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Garden Wildlife – Part 11 Wildflowers

Posted on April 2, 2020 by

The garden today is starting to come alive with wildflowers. In the grass, the flower borders, the gravel and between the cracks in the patio. I was quite surprised by just how many I found in the space of a … Continue reading →

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