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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
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Winter Visitors…..
The weather is considerably cooler here now and there is a real feel of autumn in the mornings with frost on the grass and a cold wind from the west. This has meant the arrival of the winter thrushes, and … Continue reading
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Bunnies versus Vegetables…..
Although I appreciate all the wildlife we see in the garden here, there is the odd creature I would prefer not to have. Our previous garden in Oxfordshire was invaded by rabbits, and although we had carefully fenced them out, … Continue reading
When the sun shines……
After such an optimistic couple of weeks around the garden, the last week (and several to come it seems) have changed the mood. Cold weather, wind and torrential rain have made life difficult for a lot of the garden wildlife, … Continue reading
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Happy Toads………
It will soon be six years since I moved to Shropshire and five since the ‘Big Pond’ was created in the new part of the garden. Back in Oxfordshire our wildlife pond was mostly home to a huge population of … Continue reading
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Frogs galore……
One of the great things about making a wildlife pond is that you know it is a habitat that will be used. Sometimes a bird box can remain unoccupied for years or it may not be obvious that a log … Continue reading
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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
Spring is on the way………
With relatively benign weather over Christmas and the New Year period, the current gales have come as rather a shock. The weather is still mild though and the change in day length has already had an effect, especially on the … Continue reading
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Marsh tits and coal tits……
So proper winter weather is with us here in Shropshire – snow on the hills round about, snow in the garden and snow in our lane making it impossible to get our car out. Luckily for our local wildlife, it … 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
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