-
Recent Posts
Archives
- August 2022
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
Garden Tweets
- A male brambling in an otherwise quiet garden yesterday. https://t.co/uA0J4hzvDh 1 week ago
- Blue tits in the garden getting an early start! https://t.co/9byeany9x0 3 weeks ago
- Frogspawn in the smaller, warmer pond, and a single common newt. Spring 😊 https://t.co/BQeXnyUjkx 1 month ago
- Windy in my Shropshire garden today! https://t.co/hFGW8GGhmF 1 month ago
- Bluebell leaves in the garden this morning. Spring on its way. https://t.co/wYeIjpKI2X 1 month ago
Meta
Category Archives: British mammals
Wild Weather Visitors…..
Everything in my Shropshire garden over the last couple of weeks has been completely dominated by water. Rain, flooding and saturated ground has made it difficult to do anything constructive outside and has severely restricted any travelling. It has though … Continue reading
Posted in British birds, British mammals, Feeding Birds, Garden Wildlife, Wildlife Gardening
Tagged treecreeper, wildlife gardening
1 Comment
Bird versus Mammal 1:0……..
As the weather changes yet again back to colder conditions – and we have snow on the hill tops round about us in Shropshire – the wildlife using the garden also changes. The fieldfares are back, feasting on the fallen … Continue reading
December wildlife gardening……
A heavy frost at this time can transform the garden and our countryside. Hoar frosts coat stems, seed heads and branches with a thick rime of crystals producing a photo opportunity not to be missed. December is inevitably associated in … Continue reading
Hibernation troubles……..
The continuing mild November weather is making things rather difficult for hibernating insects. We have found a couple of butterflies in the house lately after doors to the garden have been left open, and large numbers of lacewings and ladybirds … Continue reading
Posted in British mammals, Butterflies, Dragonflies, Garden Wildlife, Gardening, Wildlife Gardening
Tagged Butterflies, lacewings, ladybirds
Leave a comment
Unexpected visitors……
One of the joys of creating a wildlife garden is the feeling that you are contributing to the well-being of your local wildlife, either by providing suitable habitat for shelter or breeding, or because birds, mammals and other wildlife can … Continue reading
Autumn colours…..
At this time of year I am really glad that we planted plenty of spindle and dogwood in the hedges we created when we moved here 6 years ago. Our focus was shrubs with plenty of berries and nesting sites … Continue reading
Multi-purpose fruit…….
Growing fruit in the garden here is done primarily to provide food for ourselves, but there is the added bonus of feeding our local wildlife. At the moment we have apples, plums, damsons and pears to pick (and store in … Continue reading
The benefit of a cold winter?………
This appears to a ‘vole year’ in my garden. Everywhere you look, there are voles dashing out of the borders or long grass and picking up peanut crumbs or seeds under the bird feeders. One is even sitting on my … Continue reading
Posted in British mammals, Garden Birds, Gardening, Uncategorized, Wildlife Gardening
1 Comment
Wildlifegardening's Blog 